Among the bizarre stories of 2016, this one takes the last biscuit in the Pyongyang tin. The musicians, it seems, were just doing a day’s

Brent Assink, executive director of the San Franciso Symphony for the past 18 years, announced his resignation today. Here’s what he told his staff: Dear

It appears the organisers of a Bartok for Europe series failed to sell the concerts. This is the audience that greeted the London Philharmonic Orchestra,

This is the celebrated unwritten shower scene from Donizeti’s comic opera. (Do not try this at home without a rubber mat. Slippedisc.com takes no responsibility

A violin made from one of Sir Winston Churchill’s old cigar boxes received its first airing in a US broadcast by Yehudi Menuhin in April

We’ve just been notified that the Busch Trio, founded in London four years ago, has been awarded the 50,000-Euro Kersjesprijs, the biggest chamber music award in

Actea Jimenez, 24, of Holland’s Het Gelders Orkest, has won the Solo Timpani position in the orchestra of Bilbao, defeating 47 contenders. This makes Actea

You know the problem getting people to attend new music? The London Sinfonietta think they’ve cracked it by inviting audience members to play a part.

A fire at the Théatre Mogador has deprived the Andrew Lloyd Webber show of its stage. The entire run, due to start October 13, has

The Labour leader dropped in on the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s In Harmony programme during his party conference in the city. Official release: He enjoyed

The British baritone will sing Don Giovanni at the Met tomorrow. He has been out for almost two years after suffering vocal problems in the