Maxime Pascal News Today

Carmen is now playing at Theater Basel. Performances run through 11 June.

Laurent Valière continues to bring us highlights from the 'New Golden Age for Musicals in France'.

Jay Nordlinger on “Macbeth,” “Orfeo ed Euridice,” a violin recital, “The Greek Passion,” “Falstaff” & a recital by Arcadi Volodos.

Maxime Pascal, a latecomer to classical music, forged an unusual path to the podium that has paid off for him and for audiences. Growing up, the conductor…

Bohuslav Martinu’s “Greek Passion” poses a timeless question: when a group of refugees seek protection in a new community, what will the locals do?

Not everything was an artistic or audience success at the 75th Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. But everything was worth discussing.

The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.

With the pandemic still lingering and the war in Ukraine raging on, the Salzburg Festival in Austria announced plans on Friday for a summer season tha

The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening of the revamped David Geffen Hall.

Gallic winds, fearless percussionists and Finnish songs. Classical CDs reviews by Graham Rickson, Sebastian Scotney, Bernard Hughes