BACKThe Telegraph
Franciscan Friar becomes first to sign major record deal
A Franciscan tenor has become the first ever friar to sign a major recording contract, after music executives heard him sing in his native Italy.
Interview: composer Jonathan Dove talks about his new opera, The Walk From the Garden
Jonathan Dove tells how Adam and Eve meets Paradise Lost in his new opera, The Walk From the Garden, premiering at Salisbury Festival.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: touchstone of perfection
Ivan Hewett pays tribute to the masterful German classical singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who has died aged 86.
The Guardian
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a revolutionary performer
Fischer-Dieskau reorientated our listening experience, writes Daniel Barenboim in a personal tribute to the great baritone.
Anything and everything goes in Zorn’s constantly evolving musical world: his pieces are a vision of what happens when postmodern practices become something much more meaningful.
World’s youngest conductor? Boy, 14, to direct Venezuelan orchestra
José Ángel Salazar, part of the country’s successful El Sistema music programme, is not old enough to earn a wage.
NY Times
Latest Met Aria: Bad Opera News Is No News
Opera News, 76 years old and one of the leading classical music magazines in the country, said on Monday that it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques.
LA Times
Carl Davis joins L.A. Chamber Orchestra for a silent film special
Composer Carl Davis and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra take on the music of silent films at a Royce Hall event on Sunday night.
Gramophone
Dublin International Piano Competition winner announced
Nikolay Khozyainov has been named the ninth winner of the Dublin International Piano Competition. The 19-year-old Russian receives €15,000.
