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Sad news – Franz Bartolomey, principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic, 1973-2012, has died aged 77.

Dec 4, 2023 | News

Sad news – mezzo-soprano Mildred Miller has died aged 98. She recorded with Bruno Walter, not least his superb 1960 New York Philharmonic version (CBS/Sony) of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with tenor Ernst Haefliger.

Dec 3, 2023 | News, Videos

Zubin Mehta returns to conducting – LA Phil, December 7-17. Schumann, Mahler, Beethoven.

Dec 2, 2023 | News

Admirers of Zubin Mehta will I imagine be delighted, following his recent withdrawals from concerts (at La Scala, with Berlin Philharmonic,...

Maria Callas’s Centenary. December 2, 1923 (Manhattan)-September 16, 1977 (Paris). Casta Diva (Norma). Vissi d’arte (Tosca). Habanera (Carmen).

Dec 2, 2023 | News, Videos

New CBSO Leadership announce bold plan to diversify programme and rethink the rules of presentation for orchestral music.

Nov 30, 2023 | News

In a vision statement published today, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s (CBSO) new leadership – Chief Executive, Emma Stenning, Chief Conductor, Kazuki Yamada and Chair of the Board, Lord Tony Hall – announced plans for an...

March 8: Sony Classical to release Lucas Debargue’s next album – Fauré’s Complete Music for Solo Piano.

Nov 27, 2023 | News

A key release for the anniversary of French composer Gabriel Fauré, as 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death (1845 – 1924) This 4-album set with 68 tracks is a remarkable new release as it covers the complete piano oeuvre of Gabriel Fauré...