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The go-on-hate-us Irish airline forced Zoe Conway, from County Louth, to pay €280 (£203) for a seat for her violin. She’s rightly outraged. The demand is

The British architect Thomas Hetherwick is named as the lead partner in two firms that will redesign the former Avery Fisher Hall (now renamed for

Corinne Auguin, former finance chief of the Opéra de Bordeaux, has gone on trial on charges of stealing 2.27 million Euros over a period of ten years.

Janelle Gelfand reports that next summer’s Cincinnatti World Piano Competition has been called off while the board considers a ‘sustainable artistic and economic model’. Meaning,

We have seen letters from four of Europe’s prime ensembles, appealing to the Danish government not to decimate the historic orchestra of the Royal Theatre.

A statement from IMG Artists: ‘The Swingles Singers are unable to travel to the U.S. due to visa issues that are beyond their control.’ The ‘issues’

Richard Morrison publishes a diatribe today in favour of sacking lots of chorus and orchestra members at English National Opera to save it from insolvency.

In this week’s Spectator magazine, I chart some remarkable similarities between soccer managers and the music directors of major orchestras. You don’t have to be