2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (82+ words) A new German biography, citing unpublished letters and notebooks, shows that the composer made repeated declarations of love to men. Not entirely shocking, but possibly salacious. The book is schedued for publication at the end of August. The author, Moritz…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (64+ words) Maestro Arts, based in London, has added the Israeli conductor Maayan Franco to its roster. Franco, 28, is ssociate Conductor at Vienna Volksoper, where he made his mark with Sondheim's Follies. Washnington National Opera, which quit the Kennedy Center" The president…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (58+ words) Christopher Russell of California will conduct Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in Panama City on July 25-26. It appears to be the work's Panama premiere. Washnington National Opera, which quit the Kennedy Center" The president of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has" Details are…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (84+ words) At today's annual general meeting of the Vienna Philharmonic, violinist Daniel Froschauer was reelected chairman for a fourth term of three years. Also re-elected were double-bassist Michael Bladerer as Managing Director and cellist Bernhard Hedenborg as Treasurer. Principal flute Karl-Heinz…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago  (564+ words) The gleaming light at the 2025 Chopin competition was none of the jury winners but a Chinese girl of 17 who came fourth. Several labels have pursued Tianyao Lyu ever since. Decca won the auction. Tianyao said today: "Recording is a process…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago  (186+ words) The mark of a top-flight conductor is an ability to make the familiar sound almost fresh-minted. At last night's London Symphony Orchestra concert in memory of Michael Tilson Thomas and his husband Joshua Robison, principal conductor Antonio Pappano did just…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (73+ words) The Syracuse Orchestra has hired Austin Chanu as its new music director from a shortlist of six. Chanu, 33, has been until recently assistant conductor at the Philadelphia Orchestra. He starts work in Syracuse at the end of the month. Details…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago  (86+ words) The Plot:" two teenagers from feuding families in Verona fall deeply in love and secretly marry; the ensuing misunderstandings and violence leads to a tragic finale. Sung in French with subtitles in French, English and Italian Streamed on 12th June 2026 at…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (121+ words) Message from the immaculate Quatuor "b'ne: It is a huge pleasure and honor for us to announce that, from now on, the Quatuor "b'ne will have the privilege of performing on four Stradivarius instruments: "Piatti" (1717), "King George" (1710), Gibson (1734), and "De…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (204+ words) The Los Angeles Philharmonic has confirmed Vineta Sareika as its concertmaster from September. Vineta, 40, a Latvian by birth and nationality, was the first woman to occupy the First Concertmaster seat in the Berlin Philharmonic, which she did from 2023 to 2025. She…...