It was only last June that Theater Hagen chose Hermes Helfricht as its next General Music Director, starting later this year. Helfricht, 33, is presently first Kapellmeister at Theater Bonn and the Hagen offer was […]
The Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has moved his representation overnight from the dismantled Fidelio Arts to the English boutique of Kathryn Enticott Music Management. This is an exceptionally shrewd move on both sides. Kathryn is […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been part of a school for many years, teaching pre-college students. Recently, they called me in and told me I am no longer eligible for health insurance. […]
Digital theatre Click here to rent or subscribe Here’s an unusual contemporary play which blurs a true crime podcast with a thrilling ride down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of […]
From Scherzo: The conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, according to the Royal Decree published yesterday, January 15, in the Official State Gazette. This […]
Gustavo Dudamel is rewriting the guest tour rules. Here’s the press release: The Berliner Philharmoniker will embark on a concert tour of Japan under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, continuing their long-standing relationship with the […]
Laura Kuhn, director of the John Cage Trust which she co-founded after the composer’s death in 1992, announced her retirement this week. She met Cage while finishing her PhD on Europera. She also worked closely […]
Another stunner, this one from Alexandre Kantorow and friends. The post It’s always time for Brahms appeared first on Slippedisc.
In an interview on Zsoly Bognar’s Living the Creative Life, the Spanish-based pianist talks about how she helped a young singer to leave Venezuelan, took him in as a house guest and helped him to […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: If you are about to step into a warm bath, put one of these on the player and submerse your January body in a fantasy world that never […]
