The international Mirjam Helin singing competition in Helsinki has been won by the Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu. She takes home 50,000 Euros.
The jury consisted of Soile Isokoski, Dawn Upshaw, Bo Skovhus, Randi Stene, Luca Pisaroni and Keval Shah.
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The Metropolitan Opera has appointed Hiroshi Nakachi from Oaka, Japan, as its new tuba player. He plays in Aida tonight. The post Met hires tuba appeared first on Slippedisc.
Message from the Australian Jewish Association in response to the MSO’s apology to the anti-Israel activist pianist Jayson Gillham: If the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wants to engage in anti-Israel activism, why on earth would Jewish […]
The Ukrainian-born banker-turned-artist agent Lena Khandros has died unexpectedly in the US after keeping quiet for some time about a serious illness. Having been a v-p on Wall Street and in Singapore, Lena founded Momentum […]
