French media are silent on opera singer’s airport ordeal
The South African international singer Pretty Yende posted an account this morning of how she was arrested, jailed and strip-searched…
Principal conductor to leave Chicago
Grant Park Music Festival has extended the contract of Carlos Kalmar as artistic director and principal conductor to the summer…
Spurs fans alert for Arsenal Barbican debut
From the Barbican winter programme, just released: Up for Grabs – Life-long Arsenal fan Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new composition sets video…
It’s Glasto summer as BrittenPears goes open-stage and free
Just in: From 23 July until the end of August, Summer at Snape will feature a series of free outdoor…
Juilliard might get you a job at Starbucks
Most responses to our reports on Juilliard’s decision to raise tuition fees this year have ranged from hostile to furious.…
Denmark has a Jimmy Savile in its premier chorus
Pressure is growing on Danish Radio to explain why it ignored persistent complaints of sexual abuse against minors by the…
VC ARTIST | Sergey Malov — Violin, Viola, Violoncello da Spalla Virtuoso & Conductor
A graduate of the Mozarteum University Salzburg and Berlin’s “Hanns Eisler” University of Music, where he studied with Thomas Riebl, Antje Weithaas, Eberhard Feltz and Andreas…
Vienna Opera sells off frocks
The Vienna State Opera has put up some of its used costumes for an online charity auction at Dorotheum on…
Janine Jansen gets to play 12 Stradivari
In an eat-your-heart-out opportunity envied by every violinist, the Dutch virtuoso has landed the central role in a film about…
Berlin Phil concertmaster: I said goodbye and I don’t want to go back any more.
From Daniel Stabrawa‘s farewell interview with VAN magazine: VAN : On May 29th, you played your last concert as concertmaster…