Easily one of the top newsmakers during the last week of September 2024 is the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers, who won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Grieg International Choir Festival held in ...

TTW reveals the Top 50 safest travel destinations around the world for 2026 as global uncertainty continues to reshape how people travel. Safety is no longer optional. It is essential. Rising ...

Poetry of a more explicit variety came after intermission in the form of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony. Inspired by Byron’s semi-autobiographical 1817 “dramatic poem,” the 1885 score fuses the ...

Boston Symphony musicians rallied at Symphony Hall to back Andris Nelsons after the BSO announced it would not renew his contract. Nelsons is set to depart in 2027.

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna in May 2026, after the Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 competition with his operatic ballad, Wasted Love. The UK will be represented by ...

A clash between traditionalists and reform-minded leaders over the BSO's future and financial viability ends with the conductor's abrupt dismissal and an orchestra reeling in disbelief.

Germany and Latvia meet up in Group C action on Saturday morning. The Germans took care of business against Denmark in their opener, with star forwards Leon Draisaitl and Tim Stutzle leading the way.

The United States opens up its Olympics slate with a matchup against Latvia on Thursday. Team USA came up short in last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, falling in overtime in the gold medal game to Team ...

Silvija Kaulins (Dzelme) passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at her home in Canada. She was born to Latvian parents in a displaced persons camp in Esslingen, Germany, in 1946. She and her ...

On December 31st Latvian Radio 4 (LR4), one of the Baltic country’s main public radio channels, bid farewell to its listeners after nearly 25 years. It went silent not for lack of demand or because of ...