-
GIFT GUIDE: Top 6 Classical Music Recordings to Buy in 2014
It's too late now to order a classical music CD or DVD for Christmas, but why not take the New Year as a cue to freshen up your musical tastes? -
From the Met to Covent Garden, Even with Glitches, Live Opera Broadcasts Are Here to Stay
"There is this cultural kind of gladiatorial aspect to opera singing and opera singers because they are out there, they are singing into [hidden] microphones for the purpose of the audiences in movie theatres but they are not being amplified, they are on their own." -- Peter Gelb -
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "Take Over Midtown" with Quintet of Community Concerts
If you're going to give a community Christmas concert, why not five? And if you're going to do it out in the community, why not take the music to five different places? Why not, indeed? The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra see no reason why not and so have done just that. -
Vienna Philharmonic Revokes Awards for Six Big Nazis, Is Hitler Next?
The Vienna Philharmonic has revoked awards bestowed upon six Nazis, news agencies, including Reuters, are reporting. This will be seen as a big step in the orchestra's coming to terms with a dark chapter in its past. -
Robin Hood Youth Orchestra of Nottingham Stopped Mid-Christmas Concert for Playing "Too Loudly"
The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra of (where else?) Nottingham was engaged to give a three-hour Christmas concert at the Victoria Centre, only to be ejected after a third of their allotted time. -
REVIEW: Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Stephen Ward' Musical, Orgies and All, Redeems Profumo Affair
Stephen Ward was something of a playboy, enjoying the company of attractive young women, the rich and powerful and the lifestyle that went along with this. -
'Grand Piano, Starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack, to Open in 2014
In a packed theater, in front of the expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score: "Play one wrong note and you die." -
Glenn Greenwald, Barton Gellman, Luke Harding: Who Writes the Book for Edward Snowden's Musical?
Since James Bamford's not interested, let's say: Greenwald gets the book, Gellman handles the music...with Harding on lyrics? No matter how you divvy them up, it's only a matter of time before some enterprising repertory group stages a Snowden musical... -
Sir Mark Elder Joins the List of Acting Musicians
The leading British conductor Sir Mark Elder reportedly gave his London acting debut this week. Sir Mark's inner thesp came out during a performance at the Royal Festival Hall of Offenbach's Fantasio, where he gave the spoken lines of Le Tailleur. Whether his cameo makes... -
Time Out London Kills Classical Music?
Time Out London is reportedly to ditch all classical music coverage. It's a decision sure to provoke outrage in music circles. -
Financial Results, Good in Detroit and Cleveland, Less Rosy for Minnesota and Milwaukee
Ever noticed how things go in seasons? Awards season, concerts announcement season, and right now it's financial results season (as well as end-of-year review season and nearly next-year-preview season). -
Minnesota Musicians to Go It Alone, as Legislators Call for Corporate Heads' Heads
The Minnesota press are reporting that the much-beleagured players of the stricken Minnesota Orchestra will defy the fates--and the ongoing nasty industrial dispute--and play a starry 10-concert season. Meanwhile, local legislators demand resignations amongst the orchestra's... -
Minnesota Orchestra Year End Financial Results: Lots of Positives, Insist Board
Financial results at the troubled Minnesota Orchestra are much stronger than might have been expected, say upbeat board. Hits, yes, but lots of relatively good news on which to build. -
56th Annual Classical GRAMMY Nominations Announced (as Quixotic as Ever!)
The Grammy nominations are out, and as often happens, the list is rather rife with surprises, with what might have seemed more central fare often edged out (with telling exceptions such as Simon Rattle's 'Rite of Spring'). Relatively small labels like 2L and ArtistShare have... -
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Breaks Record at British Composer Awards
Sir Harrison Birtwistle is no stranger to prizes. But being given the Instrumental solo gong at the British Composer Awards is a first even for him - it places him as the most honored composer in the history of those awards. He won the award for Gigue Machine, for solo piano...
View More
Festivals
Popular Now
-
Jessica Simpson Issues Britney Spears a Stern Warning on Overspending Amid Alleged Road to Bankruptcy
-
Britney Spears Inching Towards Bankruptcy As She Refuses to Pick Up Music Career, Acts 'More Dysfunctional' —Report
-
Can You Guess What's Been Named the Best Film of All Time? Here's the Soundtrack
-
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Carried a Knife at Coachella 2004 for Bubble Debut: 'If You Run Out of Air, You Can Cut Your Way Out of It'
-
Tom Morello Gets Pushback From Rage Against the Machine Fans for Attending Palestinian Protest at Site of Rage's First Show Ever