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By Sara Schabas on July 3, 2024
A new study in the Irish Medical Journal reported high levels of playing-related muscular disorders in classical musicians.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on July 3, 2024
On June 13th, members of the San Francisco Symphony protested in support of music director Esa-Pekka Salonen before their performance.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 24, 2024
Seventeen music college professors and brokers have been handed over to prosecution in Seoul for participating in illegal vocal tutoring and serving as biased judges in entrance exams.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on June 24, 2024
The opera world is mourning the death of Jodie Devos, a 35-year-old Belgian coloratura soprano who died of breast cancer last week.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on June 24, 2024
The barrister Matthew Feargrieve has been given a 12-month ban from practicing law after punching the fashion designer Ulrich Engler before a Wagner opera at Covent Garden in 2019.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 17, 2024
Big news from the Canadian Opera Company (COC) as General Director Perryn Leech unexpectedly steps down, effective immediately.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on June 17, 2024
In an effort to recuperate from pandemic-related funding challenges, the Metropolitan Opera has been programming contemporary works to attract fresh audiences.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on June 17, 2024
The UK organization Donne, Women in Music released a report on repertoire programmed by 111 orchestras in 30 countries.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 10, 2024
Galaxy Digital has just tokenized the 1708 Stradivarius violin, "Empress Caterina," marking a historic move in the application of blockchain technology.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on June 10, 2024
The 25-year-old violinist Dmytro Udovychenko won first prize in Belgium’s prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition last week.
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