Noel Broome, a founding member of the (Royal) Northern Sinfonia strings in 1961, has died at an advanced age. His wife and fellow-founder Marion Hillier died in 2022, aged 90.

Following recent cancellations due to poor health in Florence, Vienna, Munich and Israel, Zubin Mehta was determined to fulfill his commitment to conduct the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra on 23rd ...

Emerson Eads, Director Of Choral Studies at Southern Illinois University, has a fine podcast with gists of distinction. His latest is the distinguished soprano Sylvia McNair, who speaks candidly about ...

Obituary by Freddy Verschaffel, Ghent, 16 October 2026: ...

I spent most of my week at all three nights of the 37th Cabaret Convention and had a wonderful time. Mabel Mercer, the impetus for the entire Convention and the cabaret-supporting Foundation that ...

There is no film in existence of the extraordinary Maria Yudina, sometimes known as ‘Stalin’s favourite pianist’. Denis Zhdanov has pieced together a portrait from surviving photos and recordings.

From a forthcoming bio-doc on the celebrated US pianist. He has clocked up 123 performances at Carnegie Hall.

With its huge cast, thrilling score, and sweeping tale of love and heroics in ancient Egypt, Verdi’s Aida has long been a fixture on the stages of every major opera house in the world. Streamed to ...

The Hochschule für Musik in Nuremberg lost its Austrian president Rainer Kotzian on Friday after a months-long campaign by a ...

Seven hours after final curtain, the review is in the London Times, by Emma Hoffman. She thinks it’s got legs.

As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/£59 a year. The billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has ...

Tippett’s misfortune was to be constantly compared to his contemporary Benjamin Britten, and forever to be found wanting. Where Britten was precise, disciplined and economical, Tippett was all over ...