We have learned belatedly of the death from Alzheimers complications of the cellist Gayle Mae Smith, a pupil of Casals in Puerto Rico and of Piatigorsky in Los Angeles (pictured).
She enjoyed an international solo career and went on to teach at various US universities, as well as Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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The conductor, 88, on a visit to India, has been talking about the things he misses about the country. ‘I watch cricket all the time. Although I don’t have a favourite, I have of course […]
The orchestra has cancelled concerts until after the weekend due to the fires raging around Los Angeles. The events cancelled are a celebrity recital by Igor Levit and a Cody Fry concert with the Hollyhwood […]
HarrisonParrott have nailed down Samuel Lee, Korean winner of the Malko Conducting Competition in Copenhagen. Lee, 34, is Associate Conductor at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The post Malko winner gets signed appeared first on Slippedisc.
