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The veteran polymath Richard Dyer who reviewed music, film and literature in the Boston Globe for half a century died today at Mass General Hospital. Tim Page writes: ‘He was a master — one of […]

Endings-Jacob’s Pillow Click here to watch The summer dance festival in the Berkshires, Jacob’s Pillow,  has released this splendid video of some of the dance companies that visited the festival this summer, short reminders of the […]

This autumn, join Wigmore Hall for a major two-week celebration of piano music with a series of captivating performances by some of the world’s most distinguished pianists. With lunchtime and evening concerts across the festival, […]

Finavia and the Finnish National Opera and Ballet this week installed a loop of opera and ballet at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to distract passengers while they wait for flights and luggage. The loop, lasting 20 minutes, […]

The latest update to the catalogue of Mozart’s works, published yesterday after 18 years in the making, is 1,392 pages long and weighs 3kg. It contains 95 new listings, among them a 12-minute string trio […]

This week’s unexpected Billboard chart-topper is a studio retake of ‘Mea Culpa/ca ira’ from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. It features heavy metal band Gojira and mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti. Missing from the credits on the […]

Dear Alma, My teacher made a public display of me in studio class today and I froze with nervousness. He was not happy with my intonation, and and instead of phrasing it in a constructive […]

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Season of Joy opened last night with Beethoven’s ninth to a packed house. A correspondent writes: ‘The near-capacity audience was bolstered by an offer of tickets for a pound […]

This weekend’s season opening concerts of Verdi’s Requiem have been called off after chorus members called a three-day walkout. Ticket holders for last night’s concerts were given two hours notice. Some were already on their […]

The interim management of the NY Philharmonic has offered the musicians a 30 percent pay raise, taking the basic minimum wage in the stringa to $205,000 a year. Players in other sections automatically earn more. […]