Shani took up his post in Rotterdam in 2018 and his contract with the orchestra extends to 2026. As he has said: “The chemistry I felt with the orchestra from day one is still growing.” We have met them […]
Welsh National Opera took its tremendous Peter Grimes to Birmingham last night. At the curtain call, some of the singers wore t-shirts proclaiming ‘Don’t cut the chorus’. The message will have fallen on blind eyes […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am a retired public music teacher in a mid-sized town. My local orchestra programs quite a bit of the old stuffy repertoire, and I like to bring the […]