Congratulations to countertenor Andreas Scholl and pianist Tamar Halperin, recipients today of the Hessischen Kulturpreis 2016 in Frankfurt. The prize is worth 45,000 Euros. The couple

We’ve been asked to post this notice on behalf of David Blackadder, principal trumpet of the Academy of Ancient Music.   STOLEN INSTRUMENT ALERT  AAM

The busy international conductor Paul Goodwin has left bustling AskonasHolt for the more boutiquey Cambridge agency, Hazard Chase. And IMG, pumping up the air miles,

Even in these Trumpian times it comes as a shock to see where US music is heading. The top-selling classical album last week on Nielsen

This new French TV doc is the most revealing coverage yet of the Buniatishvili phenomenon, with her mother-manager very much in evidence. It’s a fascinating

Barbara Kisseler, Hamburg’s senator for culture and the political driver behind the new Elbephilharmonie concert hall, has died of a prolonged illness at 67. Political

James Judd has been named artistic director of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra. He conducted his first concert two hours after signing the contract. Judd also holds

Herb Light played his final session with the Philadelphia Orchestra last week. He has been with them since 1960, at once point serving as assistant

The French conductor Georges Pretre had to cancel all engagements in his 91st year after breaking a leg. But that was last year. He’s back

The Cleveland music director is asked what makes his orchestra unique. Watch his answer here.

After Sony snatched Jonas Kaufmann from Decca last year, he was outraged when his former label pushed out his old Puccini tracks to play against