Nathaniel Silberschlag, who became the Cleveland Orchestra's principal hornist at age 21, astounds even jaded professional orchestra musicians. His teacher, Met Opera principal hornist Julie Landsman, calls him "brilliant, motivated, personable and talented beyond belief" and told Franz Welser-Möst that he's "the biggest talent I've ever seen." - The New York Times
My contention is not that the quality of music decreased, but that the changing consumption method devalues each moment of recorded sound. The immense quantity of music now available makes the pool larger, and thus the individuals (songs/tracks/works) inherently have less value. - NewMusicBox
The 53-year-old US singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are named in a lawsuit brought by the songwriter Andy Stone claiming that Carey and her collaborators “knowingly, wilfully, and intentionally engaged in a campaign” to infringe Stone’s copyright for the song. - The Guardian
One of the reasons for Vänskä’s success in Minnesota has been that right from the start he gave the orchestra what it wanted: discipline and hard work. - MinnPost
Listening to Kimbrough and Burnside I feel that, at last, in my early sixties, I’ve entered a corner of that foreign field, that vast and crowded zone of meaning. - The Spectator
“There was a very particular profile that we were looking for in the artists, which is people who are virtuosos in their area and therefore are appreciated by institutions, but sometimes chafe at the limitations.” - The New York Times
We in Canada are operatically underserved. Our so-called second largest company offers its patrons the grand total of three mainstage productions annually and this season, shockingly, so does our largest company. So where does this leave Verdi, Puccini and Wagner? Out in the Canadian cold. - Toronto Star
James Blake’s new album, “Wind Down,” is created in collaboration with the A.I.-powered app Endel, which collects data on individual users from devices like the Apple Watch and generates personalized ambient music in real time. - The New Yorker
Even a hardened civil liberties advocate would have to down a stiff drink and say a prayer or two before defending someone’s right to publically mock murder victims and their families. - The Critic
The Italian conductor, who became music director in 2017, has extended his term through the 2026-27 season. (As of last September, he is also music director of Zurich's well-funded opera house.) Says NSO principal flutist Aaron Goldman, "However long we can keep him, we want to." - MSN (The Washington Post)
With 60 million active users, Boomplay is the most popular music streaming service in Africa. Leading the pack, it is one of a bevy of homegrown music streaming and content platforms that are offering alternatives to the on-demand global streaming model. - Global Voices
"I disagree that any orchestra has a maximum quality level that can’t be exceeded... It’s a never-ending task, but if we look at it in the long run—if the job has been done well—after a couple or many years of working together, the orchestra will be objectively better than when we started." - Van
In many ways, the orchestra can reflect the society we live in and the teams we inhabit at work or at home. Several parallels can be drawn between a business and an orchestra. Both require listening to each other, supporting each other, and working in unison. - The Guardian
The versatile singer-instrumentalist-composer, whose opera Omar is about to have its world premiere at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, will head the 2023 edition of the Southern California contemporary music showcase. - San Francisco Classical Voice
