The Bachtrack Stats 2013: Busiest North American orchestras

Bachtrack’s operations will be reduced while the Covid-19 pandemic persists. Founders David and Alison Karlin explain what’s happening.

Is classical music getting more flexible? We take our usual January dive into last year's database, revealing plenty of continuity (spoiler: the winner is Beethoven) as well as some promising trends.

We look back at 2018 to view the most performed composers and find some surprising entrants in the top 10. We survey the situation for women composers across the world and discover that life for some is far easier than for the rest.

German Felix Mildenberger takes first prize at the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition: here is how it all went down.