Three conductors are rehearsing at Bayreuth

The numeral 2025 is 45 x 45, a rare, square event in the calendar. The last such year was 1936, which was 44 x 44. Before that, 1849 Then 1764. The post It’s a square […]

After 24 years as concertmaster, the English violinist Katherine Hunka is leaving the Irish Chamber Orchestra to pursue other challenges. She explains: ‘I always wanted to avoid cynicism.’   The post Leader quits Irish appeared […]

This is interesting. When the Bundesjugendorchestertours the UK in January it will be looking for ways to re-engage with British musicians who suffered the loss of the Erasmus programme after Brexit. Read this: The Bundesjugendorchester […]