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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Still to Visit Iran...a Good Idea?

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced a delay to its planned tour of Iran. However, they say, the tour will still go ahead. The United States, in common with much of Europe, has issues with Iran just now, not least because of the Iranian nuclear program (and a jingoistic film recently broadcast on Iranian state television that depicted the Iranian nuclear devastation of a U.S. and Israeli targets won't have helped matters). So, this tour looks likely to provoke controversy.

By Christian Rockafeller

Classicalite Recording News: Superstar Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Releases New Album of Schubert’s 'Winterreise' on Sony Classical

Jonas Kaufmann recently recorded Schubert’s great song cycle 'Winterreise' with pianist Helmut Deutsch on Sony Classical. The album, which is currently available at the Met’s online store, will be released nationwide on April 1.
By Louise Burton
Bob Dylan in the '80s: The Bard's Most Loathed Decade Gets Track Change Revision Via Spotify Playlist

Ultimately, the '80s proved to be a lame duck decade for Dylan. No, the times were not entirely too kind to the Tambourine Man, and Dylanologists still regard the troubadour's Shot of Love and Knocked Out Loaded as lesser contributions to his canon. A recent Spotify playlist, however, is challenging that notion.
By Ian Holubiak

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Still to Visit Iran...a Good Idea?

Classicalite Recording News: Superstar Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Releases New Album of Schubert’s 'Winterreise' on Sony Classical

Bob Dylan in the '80s: The Bard's Most Loathed Decade Gets Track Change Revision Via Spotify Playlist

Gender Studies 101: What Every Maestro Should Learn During the "Women Conductors at Morley" Course in London

In Performance: Jonatha Brooke Sings (and Plays the Mbira) in "Time" from 'My Mother Has Four Noses'

Conductor Kent Nagano Talks California Surfing, WWII Internment, Messiaen Internship, Not Speaking Japanese and Frank Zappa

Magical Mystery Tour: Listen to Blur Bassist Alex James' Musical Salute to Bournemouth on Classic FM

Stay Home, Dudamel, You're Sick: Pittsburgh's Manfred Honeck Ably Replaces Flu-Ridden Gustavo for New York Phil Concerts

Does Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Really Deserve the Billboard Latin Music Award for Lifetime Achievement?

Get Spektral Quartet’s “Mobile Miniatures” for Your Phone: Release Party to Feature New Music Ringtones by Nico Muhly, David Lang, Shulamit Ran and Others

Don't Let Your Babies Be Gay Cowboys: Listen to the Blues of Pat Haggerty's LGBTQA Collection, 'Lavender Country'

Japanese Pianist Yoshiki Hayashi Battles Holographic Version of Himself...Who Should Do It Next?

If You Like It, Put a Ring On It: Andrea Bocelli and Longtime Lover Veronica Berti Tie the Knot in a Small Italian Ceremony

The World's Most Expensive Musical Instrument: David Aaron Carpenter Plays $45 Million Stradivarius Viola, Auction by Sotheby's in June

Minimalist Jukebox: Jacaranda Presents David Byrne's "The Knee Plays," '80s Music of Philip Glass in Santa Monica

Job Opening: Roger Wright, BBC Proms and Radio Three Controller, Leaving for Aldeburgh Festival

Musical Selfies: Ravel, Mussorgsky and Verdi...Without Makeup!

Composers David Lang and Alvin Singleton to Receive American Academy of Arts and Letters Honor