After the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists parted ways with their founding conductor John Eliot Gardiner this summer, Gardiner has decided to form a new ensemble, The Constellation. The situation wouldn’t seem so peculiar if Gardiner hadn’t managed to insert himself into the 2024-2025 season at the Elbphilharmonie—with the same program, but one […]

Two of the most famous choirs in Europe have just announced some changes. The Bayreuth Festival has recruited Thomas Eitler-de Lint, formerly of the Oper Leipzig, to take over the direction of the famous choir at Germany’s greatest festival. As the job is seasonal, Eitler-de Lint will retain his duties in Leipzig. In England, the […]