Classical Music Reviews
Mariss Jansons’ stunning Mozart Requiem
For those looking for a modern-instrument performance of Mozart’s Requiem (in the Süßmayr completion), look no further. If ever there was an example of Jansons’ art, this is it. There will be adherents of Jansons’ […]
Another triumph from Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Music from the Americas IVenezuela! Judging from “I” in the title, this appears to be the first in a series, and what an enticing prospect it is. This program contains music from 20th-Century Venezuelan composers, conducted […]
‘They are all gone now, and there isn’t anything more the sea can do to me.’ – Riders to the Sea
J.M.Synge’s Riders to the Sea at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin Ralph Vaughan Williams’ operatic masterpiece, Riders to the Sea, his 1927 one-act opera remains something of a neglected gem, to a certain extent because no-one […]
The Simón Bolívar orchestra in London (2): Lorenz, Grau, Tchaikovsky
Odisea: Lorenz, Grau, Tchaikovsky Jorge Glem (Venezuela cuatro); Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela / Gusavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.02.2025 Ricardo Lorenz Todo Tereno (2022) Gonzalo Grau Odisea (2022) Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 […]
Classical Music News
Musicians who look like their pets: (2) Bernstein and his Dachshund
That can’t be a German dog, surely. It looks too heimisch. photo: Instagram The post Musicians who look like their pets: (2) Bernstein and his Dachshund appeared first on Slippedisc.
Birmingham goes trumpet Wild
We learn from 4barsrest that Kaitlin Wild has been appointed Principal Second Trumpet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of Onyx Brass and Septura Brass Ensemble and has freelanced […]
World’s first pipa concerto?
A Concerto for pipa and orchestra by French-Canadian composer Christian Thomas, to be premiered next week in Montreal, claims to be the first of its kind in the western world. It has been written for […]
Paris music centre dumps its one-term chief
It appears that Jean-Philippe Thiellay, former Deputy Director General of the Paris Opéra, is leaving the Centre National de la Musique next week. Thiellay, its foundign director has been informed that ‘The President of the […]
