Art and Culture

Ruth Reinhardt 36-year-old German conductor Ruth Reinhardt has been appointed Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. She will be the sixth Music Director in RI Phil’s 80-year history.…
Read More...

For nonprofit arts organizations, the choice to use the art as a final product is the easiest way to swim downstream. Unfortunately, there are times when swimming with the current can be fatal. Like now. (Photo by Sergey Pesterev on…
Read More...

Senior figures in the arts have warned that Edinburgh faces a cultural crisis after it emerged that one of the city’s most famous venues, Summerhall, has been put up for sale.Summerhall, housed in the city’s former veterinary school, has…
Read More...

For every rave like Entertainment Weekly‘s (“jaw-droppingly gorgeous from start to finish”), there’s a critique like this from The New York Times (“too often a misguided attempt to resuscitate the show…
Read More...

A librarian in Louisiana – one of the first in the US to file a lawsuit for defamation against her detractors – is speaking out about the fight she’s been part of as censorship and books bans escalate around the country.Amanda Jones…
Read More...

The audiobook market in the United States continues steadily growing, with revenue increasing by 9%, to $2 billion, in 2023, according to the Audio Publishers Association, which published data from its annual sales survey today. The…
Read More...

Ancien directeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève de 1980 à 1995 et de l’Opéra de Paris de 1995 à 2004, Hugues Gall s’est éteint dans la nuit du 24 au 25 mai 2024. Après des études à l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris,…
Read More...

About the Opportunity Segerstrom Center for the Arts (“the Center”) seeks a collaborative and experienced leader to join their team as Vice President of Development. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and compassionate…
Read More...

“In the latest in a string of financial and legal battles, the Philly Pops is being sued in a federal racketeering lawsuit by its former artistic director of jazz, Terell Stafford, who alleges he wrongfully lost his job and is…
Read More...

This article is taken from the June 2024 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £10. The biggest noise to be heard in orchestral music…
Read More...