The conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra has issued a video, mourning principal oboe Victor Aviat, who has died in Berlin, aged 42, of an aggressive brain tumour.
Watch Ivan’s tribute here.
The post Ivan Fischer mourns a musician ‘of beautiful style’ appeared first on Slippedisc.
A Choral Celebration of Queen Mary at Old Royal Naval College The Chapel Choirs of the Old Royal Naval College and the Royal Hospital Chelsea are combining forces again in an historic commemoration of the […]
The Alastair Macualay Review: A number of singers – Placido Domingo and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau the most renowned – have also been conductors. It’s probably not a first to have someone sing and conduct at the […]
The Fedora Prize was awarded last night at the Vienna State Opera to The Curing Line, by the Irish composer Michael Gallen. The Fedora is worth €100,000, the largst prize for new opera. Sung in […]
