The artistic director of Dresden’s Sinfoniker, Markus Rindt, said the intention was “not to replace human beings” but to perform complex music that human conductors would find impossible. - The Guardian
A Four Corners investigation has found Live Nation has expanded its reach to every part of the Australian music industry and its practices are angering some of the country’s most talented musicians. - ABC
There was simply no way to keep the jazz fest going in the devastated region this week, organizers said. They "called the decision ‘heart wrenching and devastating,' but said they are 'committed to rebuilding, and carrying on the tradition.’” - Tampa Bay Times
Less than a year ago, “‘my goal was 20 to 25 kids,' Pieken said. ‘(I thought) if we don’t have at least like 15 signed up to audition … then we probably might want to rethink some things.’ … Now, the groups boasts 94 players.” - KCUR
LA Phil Dudamel in New York, offering a glimpse of what is to come. “You have the vision of a maestro who at least wants to try, who isn’t content with the base line of a symphony concert. And that is something to be excited about.” - The New York Times
Andrew Mellor: "At best, he looks like a bitter fool. It’s a shame for him, for anyone who has a modicum of respect for his talent and for anyone who has done good work with him. But it’s shameful for an industry apparently happy to sweep his abuse under the carpet." - Classical Music (UK)
Chris Strachwitz — who purchased the building in 1976 with money earned from the publishing royalties on Country Joe & the Fish’s “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die” — died in 2023, but prior to his death, he wrote into his will that Harrod Blank has first right of refusal to buy the property at market value: an estimated $2.4 million. - SFGate
The 56-year-old is best known for his decades-long career as a solo violinist, but he has been conducting for years and has been music director of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields since 2011. He will be the New Jersey Symphony's first-ever Principal Guest Conductor. - The Strad
Bands had traveled as far as hundreds of miles to climb into the landmark Trinity Church tower and strike eight bells in a complex, intricate order for the national Trinity Striking Competition, a demonstration of skill in the 17th-century art of change ringing. - Gothamist
Opera 5’s Toronto Opera Festival is Toronto’s first-ever festival to combine opera and musical theatre in a celebration of Canadian creators and performers. - Ludwig Van
In pricey, increasingly corporate Seattle, the Fellowship venue represents a conspicuously unlucrative exercise. Its modest 48-seat layout and limited wine and beer bar give way to the room’s centerpiece: a Kawai grand piano. There are no tables. There is no greenroom. Tickets run a recommended donation of $20, regardless of who’s performing. - The New York Times
The celebrated soprano Angela Gheorghiu, who was singing the title role in a performance on Sunday, stormed onstage and demanded that he stop, according to local media reports and accounts by audience members. - The New York Times
Not since Leonard Bernstein has a conductor done as much as Dudamel to make classical music accessible — or so thoroughly captured the public imagination. The two maestros share a not just persuasive but borderline evangelical approach to relentlessly promoting music as a “fundamental human right." - Billboard
