The Australian-Chinese violinist Christian Li has signed to the new set-up at Decca. In 2018 he became the youngest-ever winner of the Menuhin Competition, at

London’s Opera Holland Park tonight called off its summer: As a consequence of the UK government’s advice relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, Opera Holland Park

In the CV crisis, the HGO has taken a more socially responsible approach than the Met. Here’s what it tells Slipped Disc: HGO is committed

The Metropolitan Opera today cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 season, which was to have ended on May 9, 2020. Its general manager Peter Gelb

Musicians of the Lyric Opera have voted to receive less than full pay so that Ring extras can also be paid. Here’s what they say: As

The annual Shostakovich festival at Gohrisch in Saxony, where Shostakovich composed his eight string quartet, has won the right to premiere 10 newsly discovered Shostakovich

There are protests outside the Sydney Opera House. World gone mad. See also: The Met lays off orchestra and chorus

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has suspended all 67 musicians, 30 admin staff, and 14 Sistema teachers from March 29. ‘The orchestra business is a very

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra has named Pekka Kuusisto as its next artistic director, from 2021. As if nothing else was happening in the world.  

Ernst Dunshirn died on Tuesday after a long illness. He was 85. He was first chorus director at the Vienna Opera 1997 to 2007, also