From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:

Something’s gone awry with Warner’s release scheduling when they issue three violin-piano recitals at the same time (tho one of them’s actually on cello). Something’s also skewed with the repertoire…

Read on here

And here.

The Metropolitan Opera says that its English artistic administrator Jonathan Friend will leave his post next summer.

His replacement is to be Michael Heaston of Houston Grand Opera, who was previously head of the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

Friend covered almost the entire James Levine era at the Met.

Peter Gelb said: ‘Jonathan Friend has been at the forefront of the Met’s artistic efforts, playing an invaluable role in attracting the world’s greatest singers to our stage, helping to develop our repertory, and overseeing one of the most complex performance schedules in existence, and we thank him for his tremendous work over nearly four decades. With these big shoes to fill, I’m very pleased that Michael Heaston (pic) has agreed to return to the Met fold, bringing his considerable artistic and administrative skills to this important position.’

An inquest has ruled that the death of young violinist Katya Tsukanova, found hanged in her father’s Kensington mansion flat in July, was misadventure rather than suicide.

Katya, 17, had played in a Royal Opera House recital 8 days before she died.

A therapist testified to her depression from exam stress.

Inquest report here.

The Finnish maestro maker, 90 next year, is asked what he looks for in young talent.

Charisma, he says, comes first.

DCC is when a partner forces you to post online against your wishes, or when he or she takes over your social media.

It is at the heart of Vanessa Lewis’s claim against Opera Australia for unfair dismissal.

She outlines some details of the case in an entertaining blogpost.