David Butcher – Six in Sixty
This month’s diarist Chief Executive of the Hallé Orchestra David Butcher shares his “Six in Sixty” David Butcher (pictured here with Steve Reich) is Chief … Read more
Follow the artist
When Artistic Director Molly Smith joined Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage 25 years ago, her mandate was to focus the theatre on American plays, American voices … Read more
BBC Proms Preview: from Berlioz to Bollywood
The 2023 BBC Proms is the world’s largest classical music festival, offering eight weeks of outstanding music-making from orchestras, conductors and soloists from around the … Read more
Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdóttir – Six in Sixty
This month’s diarist CEO and Artistic Director of Icelandic Opera Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdóttir shares her “Six in Sixty” Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdóttir is CEO and Artistic … Read more
Holding out for a Hero
The latest budget announcements from across the world reveal a troubling, if predictable, trend: funding the creative industries is not a government priority. By Natasha … Read more
sideNotes: Gone with the wind – a fake competition in Vienna
Twenty years ago I was travelling with a rather well-known chamber orchestra on a European tour. Following a performance in Bucharest, we received the flight … Read more
A week with Eric Gauthier
Monday Travel day to Rome, the first leg of our Italian tour. Untypically, the company members are converging on the Italian capital from different cities. … Read more
Audio Classique joins IAMA in Vienna
When Classical:Next, the major international gathering of the classical music industry, announced that it would not be going ahead in 2023, there was concern that … Read more
Beauty and Chaos
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra returns to the UK The Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO) will return to the United Kingdom this month, with a seven-concert tour … Read more
Expanding the Opus
The biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) are approaching their 10th anniversary with the launch of a new prize category and prize fund of $200,000 CAD, … Read more