For those who love out-of-town orchestras, this is a particularly strong season. The Rotterdam Philharmonic brought its tour to an energizing close a few weeks ago. On April 27, you can hear the ...

It’s been eight years since the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra made its last visit to Washington, under the baton of Mariss Jansons. But they must have made quite an impression; I’ve never heard so ...

Sir Simon Rattle has expressed his despair about the future of classical music in Britain in an interview with The Times. The 68-year-old conductor said "The BBC and Arts Council England [ACE], the ...

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Germany has many orchestras, just as it should, given the history of music. The No. 1 orchestra in Germany, undoubtedly, is the Berlin Philharmonic. What is No. 2? I will not hazard to rank (beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welsh National Opera performers take part in a dress rehearsal of La Traviata at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff - John ...

Sir Simon Rattle is a British conductor, internationally revered for his charismatic leadership and innovative interpretations of classical and contemporary repertoire. As the Principal Conductor of ...

Sir Simon Rattle has attacked the "political ignorance" of current arts' funding cuts in a speech given at the London Symphony Orchestra concert at the Barbican Centre on Sunday 23 April 2023. Rattle ...

The Beatles aren't the only shaggy-haired musicians with a decades-long attachment to EMI. The venerable label is celebrating 30 years with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, music director of the Berlin ...

I took my four children to hear Sir Simon Rattle conduct Sibelius’s masterpiece last week, played by the Young Orchestra for London at the Barbican Hall. The tickets were free; the orchestra, which ...

The long-awaited debut by Sir Simon Rattle as the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra takes place on Saturday in the German capital. Many music fans expect Sir Simon's tenure at the ...

Sir Simon Rattle has said orchestras need “clarity” from the Government on their future – or they “may not survive”. The music director of the London Symphony Orchestra said orchestras could face a ...