My survey of the complete works of Beethoven ended last weekend. For the first time in nine months, we have no Beethoven to discuss. But

In the bad old days, before everything went corporate and multinational, Deutsche Grammophon was owned by the electronics firm Siemens. The acquisition took lace in

California’s Mainly Mozart festival claims to have assembled the ‘Largest Gathering of Concertmasters & Principal Players in North America’. Players include the concertmasters of the

The Czech Minister of Health Roman Prymula has just said that all cultural and sporting events – including theatre, cinemas, galleries, concerts, gyms and zoos

Patrons of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra have been issued with this set of rules: We are very pleased to welcome you again on October

A quarter of the staff at Paris Opéra, some 400 names, have signed a petition calling for new anti-racism measures. Among other things, they want

Bucharest Opera has called off its season opening, scheduled for this week, due to rising Covid numbers. The George Enescu Philharmonic will continue giving concerts,

They wore masks in the orchestra last night at the opening of a concert performance of Aida, but the conductor and singers were cleared to

The ACE was due to make an announcement this week on how it was distributing the Chancellor’s £1.57 billion to desperate ensembles and artists who

The good news is that the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is resuming concerts next Friday for a real live audience. The less good news