The 24 competitors were announced today, 9 of them female. Dismally, only one British candidate was considered worthy. It’s a clear verdict on the present state of UK music education. Here’s the list: Kai-Min Chang, […]
The Canadian soprano and conductor has just been appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from August 2026. She says: ‘Always curious, courageous and creative, the players of the ISO are […]
The Concertgebouw management has responded swiftly to protests on slippedisc.com: Statement regarding Jerusalem Quartet concerts With disbelief and anger, many have reacted to our decision not to go ahead with the Jerusalem Quartet’s two concerts […]
The Little Big Things – National Theatre Click here to subscribe National Theatre at Home has just released the worldwide premiere of The Little Big Things, a new musical telling the extraordinary true story of an […]
Almost a hundred musicians have rallied overnight to petition the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to reverse its ban on two concerts this week by the Jerusalem Quartet. The concerts were called off ‘to gurantee the safety […]
Letter from the orchestra’s CEO Emma Stenning to a customer disturbed by use of phones in symphony concerts. Dear [name redacted] Thank you so much for your continued support of the CBSO. You are, and […]
Next season at Unter den Linden, the first with Christian Thielemann as Daniel Barenboim’s successor, opens with Verdi’s Nabucco. It’s a new production by Emma Dante, opening on October 2. The cast is headed by […]
The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has called off two concerts this week by the Israeli string quartet ‘due to announced demonstrations, and recent developments surrounding protests in Amsterdam.’ The hall said it has ‘a duty guarantee […]
The Staatskapelle Dresden has lost its former maestro to illness for a European tour, starting next Sunday. Jumping in at Dresden, Vienna and Hamburg is Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (pictured. Taking over in Paris, Essen, Cologne and […]
The Bristol Beacon, the city’s music edication hub, has appointed Simon Wales as CEO. He’s the former head of LSO St Lukes and Birmingham’s B:Music. The Bristol Beacon was formerly Colston Hall. The post […]
