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Bournemouth-born cheese-lover Alex James explores the rich cultural history of the U.K. south coast town. -
Conductor Kent Nagano Talks California Surfing, WWII Internment, Messiaen Internship, Not Speaking Japanese and Frank Zappa
"Nearly every child I knew surfed because there's no admission to the sea." -- Kent Nagano -
Does Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Really Deserve the Billboard Latin Music Award for Lifetime Achievement?
The Billboard Latin Music Awards will honor the freshly-hitched Andrea Bocelli at a ceremony on April 24. The Italian tenor will get the Lifetime Achievement Award. So, what do we all think about the prospect? -
Musical Selfies: Ravel, Mussorgsky and Verdi...Without Makeup!
My Facebook feed has been dotted in recent day with the latest social media craze. For a good cause, female friends have been posting photographs of themselves without makeup. Some actually look better that way, in my opinion (I know, nobody asked). One can surely do the same in music. Follow the popular trend--in music! -
Job Opening: Roger Wright, BBC Proms and Radio Three Controller, Leaving for Aldeburgh Festival
The U.K.'s classical landscape was hit by the cultural equivalent of a bombshell earlier this week as news spread that Roger Wright, the controller of BBC Radio Three and of the BBC Proms, will step down to run the Aldeburgh Festival. -
The World's Most Expensive Musical Instrument: David Aaron Carpenter Plays $45 Million Stradivarius Viola, Auction by Sotheby's in June
A rare Stradivarius viola, famously owned by Baron MacDonald of the U.K. in the 19th century, will be auctioned by Sotheby's this spring. Sotheby's has set a starting price of $45 million for the instrument, which is far and away the highest price ever asked for a musical instrument. -
Tour Journal: Oh Honey's "Be Okay" Glee Premiere and the California Experience
I imagine most of these tours across the continental U.S. only warrant a mere look into a country almost entirely discovered and tramped. There probably aren't many that grant a unique look or interest into anything too unfamiliar. -
The New Singing Nun: Ursuline Sister Cristina Scuccia Wins Over J-Ax with Alicia Keys' "No One" on 'The Voice of Italy'
Singing nuns are everywhere, it seems. Sister Cristina Scuccia recently appeared on the Italian version of 'The Voice' and astonished the judges by singing Alicia Keys' "No One." -
The Column: Will DreamCenter Shanghai Really Rival Broadway and the West End?
So, apparently Shanghai is going to be the next big theater center in the world. New York has Broadway, London has the West End, and now Dreamworks is piling $2.4 billion into the Chinese city to make it a third entertainment destination to rival those two great theater capitals. -
Who Next for Minnesota Orchestra (Litton, Petrenko, Heras-Casado)...If Not Osmo Vänskä?
As is being reported, it's not yet a done deal for Osmo Vanska to return to the Minnesota Orchestra as music director. But who would be a good choice? -
Olivier-Nominated 'The Full Monty' Musical Closes After One Month at Noel Coward, Writer Simon Beaufoy Petitions Producer David Pugh for More Time
In a shock move, The Full Monty is to end its West End run early and will close. The musical had gotten some good reviews and bagged an Olivier Award nomination, plus the previous musical theater incarnation of the hit film had been a success. The shocked cast and the writer, Simon Beaufoy, have... -
Music Criticism Is Tongue-Tied, Says Daily Beast's Ted Gioia
A very interesting piece comes to us from Ted Gioia at The Daily Beast about music criticism, or rather its death, or rather its inability or unwillingness to use technical language or display, you know, any kind of actual knowledge. It's especially interesting because it seems to take the viewpoint of ...
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