1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (212+ words) NHK have purt up a terrific performance of Shehrezade, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. The orchestra is a crack outfit, the soloists first-rate and the dramatic tension just grown and grows. But what intrigued me most was the tone of the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (101+ words) The Spanish conductor has retired permanently after an acceleration of his Alzheimers condition, reports scherzo.es. Mena, who will be 61 his month, made his illness known in March last year. Sources say he has recently taken a rapid turn for…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (59+ words) AskonasHolt has signed Stefan Dohr, solo horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. Dohr, 61 this week, will be engaged in post-Phil planning. The orchestra has a strict retirement policy. Dohr has been principal horn since 1993. Robert Ames was joint founder of the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (129+ words) We’re hearing from source in Boston and New York that the Boston Symphony management has ended its relationship with New York publicist Amanda Ameer, who advised them over the handling of the removal of Andris Nelsons as music director. Neither…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (128+ words) Slipped Disc Zubin will attend, not conduct, season opener For the second time in her long-running litigation… The Greek-born German researcher Constantin Floros has died… A request for information that I raised on… The Detroit Symphny Orchestra has eliminated three…...

6+ day, 40+ min ago   (77+ words) The Detroit Symphny Orchestra has eliminated three senior staff positions. They are: Director of Culture & Inclusion Director of Safety & Security and Manager of Volunteer & Patron Experiences. All three are public facing roles. The DSO has registered deficits in three of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) Montpellier Opera has put out a call for donations of ski wear. It is preparing a December premiere of The Fairy’s Kiss by Ukrainian composer Theodore Akimenko, conducted by Kirill Karabits, but it lacks anough gear for the chorus. It…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (96+ words) The orchestra will offer $10 Hollywood Bowl tickets to LA County residents with Medi-Cal or Electronic Benefit (EBT) cards, from 2027. Cynthia Fuentes, LA Phil Vice President of Community & Government Engagement, said the organization has been ‘prioritizing accessibility for a very long…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (114+ words) The Leipzig Bach Festival has decided to confirm the British conductor with his Constellation Orchestra & Choir for its closing concert in June next year. His engagement had been placed on hold after a female employee complained of harrassment during ovations…...