The Berlin Philharmonic has taken issue with comments attributed to its chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko, at last week’s press conference and has requested a correction. The conductor himself (or someone acting on his behalf) has […]
From a Russian glamour magazine: Vasily Sokolov told his colleagues that he bought a bottle of non-carbonated water at the buffet near the historical stage, took a sip, but spat out the contents because instead […]
The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has just announced the Swiss Lorenzo Viotti as its next music director. Viotti, presently with Netherlands Opera, is known best for his narcissitic selfies on social media. Press release: Tokyo […]