L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One takeaway from the last four days I spent singing Mozart’s Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus and two other of the composer’s works while embedded with the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony for four concerts: Should you ever have the chance to sing ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This week’s spate of Mozart concerts in Costa Mesa by the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale, in conjunction with Sunday’s 257th anniversary of the composer's birth, hold special interest for this reporter. Yes, I will be at the Renée and Henr... more info

Nialler9 — Every Friday, four new music picks selected from music blogs are published as part of my Day & Night section. The magazine is out in print free with every copy of the Irish Independent on Friday so pick it up. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Faceboo... more info

NME - Radar — Exciting news! Mozart's Sister aka Montreal's Caila Thompson-Hannant has a new track. [...] Read more! more info

Consequence of Sound — Did Mozart ever look this cool? more info

Guardian Music — The one where the Don has already scored 1965 before the opera begins and makes four further attempts in the course of it before being consigned to hellGuardian music more info

Guardian Music — Alexei Lubimov, Yury Martynov(Zig-Zag Territoires)Having recently heard Alexei Lubimov excelling in John Cage, it was fascinating to hear the Russian pianist bringing the same clarity and penetration to Mozart. He has recorded the composer before wi... more info

Guardian Music — He lost a leg in battle and ran the BFI and Royal Opera House. But Denis Forman, 95, is proudest of his work in TV, above all The Jewel in the Crown – and Coronation Street, of courseAt this time of year, Denis Forman would usually be in Goa, India... more info

Guardian Music — Philharmonia/New Philharmonia O/Klemperer(EMI, six CDs)EMI has embarked on a systematic repackaging of the recordings that Otto Klemperer made for the company with the Philharmonia (later New Philharmonia) between 1954 and 1971. The first batch of re... more info

Guardian Music — Adelphi theatre, LondonLawrence Kasdan has recorded his surprise at the idea of his screenplay for the 1992 movie, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, being used as the basis for a musical. My own reaction, having seen the finished product, i... more info