The death has been announced of artistic advisor Erich Seitter who advanced the careers of singer Elina Garanca, conductor Philippe Jordan and many more from an agency that he founded in 1986.
Seitter was consultant to various Austrian and German opera houses, a competition juror and lecturer at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, under the title Professor.
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The Polar Music Prize for 2025 was announced this morning. The recipients are singer-condcutor Barbara Hannigan, the jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the legacy rock group, Queen. Each receives a million Swedish crowns (US$93,897) and […]
The Royal Musical Association marks its 150th anniversary with a conference in London this week. Keynote speaker will be the New Yorker critic Alex Ross. His paper is titled: ‘The End of the Family Line: […]
Sara Davis Buechner has an entertaining new video on the classical piano credentials of young women entering beauty pageants such as Miss America. Enjoy. The post Concert pianist evaluates Miss America contestants appeared first on […]
