It has just been announced that Benedikt Fohr, Chief Executive of the HK Phil since April 2019, will leave next July. Fohr, 60, was previously head of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern. He recently […]
From the Bavarian press: The singer Anna Netrebko will perform with Yusif Eyvazov in the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg’s St. Emmeram Castle on July 27, 2025. The programme includes Giacomo Puccini’s most […]
London’s state-funded South Bank Centre is seeking a Director of Communications. Ethnic minorities only. People with hearing difficulties are preferred. From the SBC website: We are looking for an experienced Director of Communications to lead […]
Dear Alma, I have been with the same agency for more than 20 years. Initially they were keen and hard-working, and organized tours beautifully. But it has slowly been declining – number of concerts, type […]
We are saddened to report the death, aged 71, of the singer Sarah Leonard, a focal performer for the past half-century. Starting out for five years in the BBC Singers, Sarah became a leading interpreter […]
Dancers of Damelahamid Click here to register Jacob’s Pillow, the Dance Festival in the Berkshires, is making available, free, performances from this past summer. Just register and check out each of these company dances. First […]
Some 200 million Euros are about to be spent on repairing a decaying estate. Both the Garnier and the Bastille will need to shut for two years. At present, one will close in July 2027 […]
The orchestra has granted tenure to Roxana Wisniewska, Harry Ward and Eva Rabchevska. Roxana is Polish with Spanish roots, the daughter of two violinists. Harry, who is Australian, studied in the Karajan Academy with Berlin […]
From the BBC’s Sydney reporter: Radiohead singer Thom Yorke briefly walked off stage during his Australian solo tour after an exchange with an audience member who heckled him with a protest about deaths in Gaza. […]
The International Conductors Guild, turning 50, will hold its annual convention in London for the first time. The meeting is on January 2-5, 2025, at the Royal College of Music, and more than 100 conductors […]
