The Russian-born conductor of the Czech Philharmonic tells David Krauss in Speaking Soundly that he learned to manage pre-concert tension by playing volleyball from age 10 to 18 with Dynamo Leningrad.
‘My piano teacher was furious,’ he says. ‘Somehow I never injured my fingers.’
On his very first day in New York, he met two nieces of Rachmaninov, one of them Tchaikovsky’s god-daughter….
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At 20:00 on France Musique, Louis Langrée will conducts Les Siècles and the choir of Radio France from Montpellier in a score by Maurice Ravel, acquired last year by the Bibliothèque nationale. Chanson galante, based on […]
The Metropolitan Opera has promoted John Upton to principal oboe. He has been an associate in the section for the past five years. The post Met instals principal oboe appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has opted for interim management after the withdrawal for health reasons of its intendant, Christoph Meyer. Meyer’s assistant Marwin Wendt will become acting artistic from April 1. Alexandra Stampler-Brown will […]
