Michael Heaston was promoted yesterday to Deputy General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera. Heaston was hired five years ago as artistic administrator in place of Jonathan Friend. Now he’s just a heartbeat away from the […]
Christian Thielemann stepped down tonight as chief conductor of the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony at the Semper Opera. Thielemann, 65, is about to become General Music Director […]
Today’s the day Sir Simon Rattle blows out 70 candles. Among many tributes, we have selected this beautiful article by Ariane Todes, former editor of Strad magazine, describing what it was like to play in […]