Grant Achatz (Alinea, Chicago) proves cuisine can be creative, experimental, uncompromising — and still visionary. So why is ‘contemporary’ music so often more old than new? Gachatz Alinea Restaurant Le guide MICHELIN guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/illinois…

When it comes to public money in hard economic times, the only real question is: how much? lalettredumusicien.fr/article/esapek…

"I know this music business is corrupt, but I always assumed it would outlast my time". CHRISTOPH VON DOHNANYI (1929-2025)

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Among the “suppressed” female composers, why is Elisabeth Lutyens not realy played? Perhaps because an aesthetic is being “suppressed”? Which amounts to the same thing, doesn't it?! Schott Music France Musique Pierre Charvet Paul Daniel

Good news! Eclisses peermusic Classical will be recorded next month by Mad Song in Oxford. I can't wait to listen to the CD. madsong.co.uk/agobet-eclisses

I completely agree with you, thank you Mr. Byrne David Byrne youtu.be/Z97dtHprbAo?si…

Remenbering Steven Stucky (1949-2016). About Rhapsodies, NY Phil commission. A beautiful piece (probably never played in France) and a masterclass of composition and what is a commission ! Thank you Steven youtu.be/JMFhUz-KF1w?si… New York Philharmonic Boosey & Hawkes New Music USA

Being a composer can be a dream job. Traveling, rehearsing with amazing musicians, signing contracts with publishers, giving lectures on your music. In reality, 99% of your time is spent alone at home, sitting at your desk, piano or in front of your computer. It's a job. Sacem

What a fantastic chef ! On the podium FOR the music. Congrats 米田覚士　Satoshi Yoneda

I wrote a short score for (at least) 300 saxophones for the 2026 Transatlantic Festival in Bordeaux. You can download it here and program it! After February 9, 2026, the date of the premiere. drive.google.com/file/d/1eci8w8… NASA

It's a very good choice, really. But not there! The space for new music is getting smaller and smaller. Soon, there will be nothing left. Music from industry must remain outside the network. Because there are other networks for this music slippedisc.com/2025/10/philly… New Music USA

Nous avons le plaisir de recevoir le compositeur Tom Gurin ce matin, dans le Forum de la classe de composition du Conservatoire de Bordeaux @hem_geneve New Music USA Yale University

Maybe we can do something clever with music using this (#AI)! Right? edition.cnn.com/2025/10/10/tec…

That's definitely a problem, isn't it?! slippedisc.com/2025/10/conduc… Norman Lebrecht LaLettreduMusicien / a quitté X le 6 novembre 2024

Do we really have the time and desire, if we want to compose, to do so seriously, to put up with this? The world of creation is on borrowed time. slippedisc.com/2025/10/blazin…

The king is dead The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/10/27/art…

Conducting an orchestra can be the biggest scam you'll ever see. Sometimes it's just anything for a very good salary. Sometimes it's great, but that's rare, and increasingly so.