Rumours are raging again that Sir Simon Rattle will  be named music director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in succession to the late Mariss

Work progresses on restoring the fire-damaged Paris Cathedral. The latest information is that Christmas will not be cancelled. The choir will sing on Christmas Eve

The German musicologist Hella Brock died yesterday at a distinguished age. She pursued original work on Edvard Grieg while living in the GDR and teaching

Tear the page. It’s the 12th month of a year you may wish to put behind you.     

More fuss should have been made about the centenary of the birth of the great bass-baritone George London, which fell in May. But springtime 2020

One keeps her head still, perfectly composed. The other…. well, watch. This was nine years ago. I guess they’d do it differently now, if at

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Lio Kuokman as Resident Conductor, effective immediately, presumably to cover for music director Jaap Van Zweden who may

Heads were scratched when Perryn Leech quit Houston Grand Opera last week after 13 years as managing director. Now all can be revealed. Perryn has

We’ve been notified of the death of Kali Fasteau, a much recorded composer who appeared on more than 20 albums. She played at least a

It has been announced that the international stage director Michael Cavanagh will be the new artistic director of opera at the Royal Opera in Stockholm

The New York pianist Kariné Poghosyan is, like most soloists, restricted to streaming her recitals online during Covid. But her efforts in the past few