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He’s not 70 til Sunday but the Big Berthas of German industry this morning awarded him the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. He will receive 250,000 Euros. Three composers – the Iranian Canadian Ashkan […]

Sidelined in the last round of label takeovers which saw Universal acquire Hypperion, Apple buy Bis and Klaus Heymann take over Chandos, slow-moving Sony Classical has just bought the venerable Czech label Supraphon. This is […]

Classical recording people have been sharing memories of Bill Holland, former CEO of Universal Classics and Jazz, who died at the end of the year, aged 81. Bill started out sweeping floors in an Oxford […]

The Spanish classical guitarist José Luis de la Paz has died of a rapid cancer in Miami. He had lived in the US for the past decade. José accompanied and composed for leading flamenco dancers.. […]

Choral networks are sharing news of the sudden death on Monday night of Oliver Stech, chorus master of the Vienna Boys Choir since 2011. The exact cause is not yet known. Oliver led the famed […]

A New York classical-crossover vocalist who sang at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last October has been chose to deliver the anthem at the presidential inauguration. Jackie Evancho had the honour at the first […]

Covent Garden is selling old costumes from its scenery store in Aberdare, south Wales. The store is open February 1-2. Admission is almost sold out. Try here for remaining free tickets. Prices range from £1 […]

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra has chosen Hannu Lintu as its next music director, starting mid-2026. He succeeds Hans Graf, who is giving up after six years. Lintu, 57,is former Chief Conductor of Finnish National Opera […]

The painter Jan Breugel the Elder died 400 years ago this week, on Jan 13, 1625, aged about 47. Son of Pieter Breugel, brother of Pieter Breugel the Younger, and father of, not surprisingly, Jan […]

Raise a breakfast coffee to Ruth Slenczynska, still playing on her 100th birthday. She first played with orchestra in Paris 93 years ago. Her teachers were Artur Schnabel, Egon Petri, Alfred Cortot, Josef Hofmann, and […]