It has been confirmed today by giverning mayor Kai Wegner that Sarah Wedl-Wilson will be the new Senator for Culture, succeeding Joe Chialo, who resigned at the weekend. Wedl-Wilson, 55, originally from Watford, went to […]
Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum – Britten Sinfonia, Sinfonia Smith Square, Nicholas Daniel – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark (Photo: Britten Sinfonia) Stravinsky: Symphonies of wind instruments; Poulenc: Timor et tremor, Vinea mea electa, Tristis est […]
It comes as something of a surprise to find the Frenhc violinist Esther Abrami at #1 on this week’s Apple Classical streaming chart, published exclusively on slippedisc. Abrami’s name does not appear much on the […]
The orchestra has spent the weekend at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, southern Italy. Riccardo Muti conducted Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Verdi’s Vespri Sicialiani, followed by Brahms’ Second Symphony. Just like olden times. […]
You might think that having Esa-Pekka Salonen quitting as music director would have mitigated the SFSO’s appetite for public conflict. Not a bit of it. Last week the musicians distributed leaflets before a concert honouring […]
Top news this morning on the French Riviera: Kazuki Yamada, Artistic and Musical Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, has recently informed the Conseil d’Administration, chaired by HRH the Princess of Hanover, of his […]
Letter from CSO president Jeff Alexander: Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus and CSOA Administration, You might start hearing today on the news or from other organizations in which […]
The death has been conveyed of Alberto Mastromarino, an impressive baritone who appeared in leading roles on may of the world’s great stages, including La Scala, Vienna, Beijing and the Met. He sang his last […]
Sunday morning at the Concertgebouw. So civilsed. The post Unravel with Maurice appeared first on Slippedisc.
The 18th Arthur Rubinstein Competition has announced its jury for the next event, which will take place from 28 April to 15 May 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The jury consists of: Arie Vardi, Chairman […]
