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The death has been announced of John Dean, long-serving principal viola of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in his birthplace, Perth. During his studies in the UK he played in the London Mozart Players, the […]

The Russian cellist Nina Kotova lost her grip at IMG Artists when its co-woner, her husband Barrett Wissman, was ousted by his Russian partner Alexander Shustorovich. No-one grieved for Wissman, a self-confessed fraudster. But Kotova, […]

The music director of the Cleveland Orchestra has written a commentary on recent events for the Backstage Classical site. In it, the Austrian conductor spoke out strongly against artist boycotts, arguing that ‘culture must remain […]