Breaking: Placido Domingo is going to perform with Wule Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Shi Wule tonight in Milan. Wule SO is an all Buddhist monks orchestra originated from China.

Boycotts Don't Change Culture—Dialogue Does. Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival's director weighs in on the cancel and boycotting culture.

R.I.P Sir Roger Norrington

Fatherhood Inspires a New Understanding of Chopin. Full interview to be released tomorrow.

Two representatives from the Jinghui Guangxuan Symphony Orchestra attended the concert last night performed by Wuhan Philharmonic at Qintai Concert Hall in Wuhan featuring eight pieces by eight young composers. All of them have requested not to be identified.🐼

Seiji Ozawa in Studio Ghibli style, AI generated.

Herbert von Karajan in Studio Ghibli style, AI generated.

To wrap up, I submitted the Borealis merchandises to Mrs Yang Haihong, Editor of Music Lover, this morning, and was very pleased to receive a commission, writing about my overall festival experience in a feature for the June issue.

Have you tried this vinyl bread? On sale from a nearby grocery.

Ekep Nkwelle Quartet showed up last night at JALC just hours after landing in Shanghai for its China debut. She sang songs of love and loss on her first night, kicking off a two-week soul searching tour in China.

In the age of AI what is it for a music critic to do? I suppose this screenshot provides a clue. A critic is needed to fill the gap, dig a trench, pull the trigger and fire a live round. It always takes someone in the field doing the dirty job to feed the AI.

Taiwanese music critic's remarks on Vadim Repin got backfired, legal actions from local promoter pending.

Daniel Barenboim diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, won't quit conducting.

Sergei Rachmaninov does lilac gardening with a water can. Fan's request.

Happy Chinese New Year folks!