Concours de Genève Singing Competition
Slippedisc, courtesy of OperaVision is off to Switzerland for a live stream first of the finals of of the Concours de Genève Singing Competition. The last but not least in the series of October […]
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Over-arching themes and influences: Andrew Ford’s The Shortest History of Music
Andrew Ford: The Shortest History of MusicOld Street Publishing234 pages, 45 imagesReviewed 21 October 2024 Global musical history digested into just over 200 pages; Ford’s book deftly manages the compression whilst bringing out a wide […]
Myths and Legends: Wexford Festival Opera to perform Verdi’s Le trouvère at 2025 Festival
When the Paris Opera planned to give the first performance at the theatre of Verdi’s Otello the maestro was extremely puzzled when it was announced that they would be performing the opera in Italian. Hitherto the […]
Kanneh-Mason father to chair major charity
The music education charity Music Masters has appointed Stuart Mason as Chair of its Board of Trustees, replacing Simon Freakley who steps down after twelve years. Currently on the Board at Music Masters and Wigmore […]
Death of a US composer in Munich
The composer Laurence Traiger died suddenly on October 18. He was 68. Originally from Bellmore, Long Island, he had lived in Europe since 1976. Traiger taught at the Munich Academy and the Innsbruck branch of […]
Music and movement: new musicians in Liverpool, new artistic directors in Brighton & George Jackson continues in Amarillo
Domingo Hindoyan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in 2022 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has welcomed six new musicians into its ranks, whilst the Brighton Early Music Festival has announced the appointment of new co-artistic directors, […]
How Dudamel handles mistakes in audition
LA Phil violist Mick Wetzel has collected a range of insights that he’s gathered from sitting with Gustavo Dudamel in auditions for new players. His thoughts are published on Laurie Niels’s site violinist.com and are […]
Here comes Mozart: Her Story…. Next up, Mahler?
Coming to the West End next month: Mozart: Her Story – The New Musical shines a unique light on a classic story told through the eyes of Nan, Wolfgang’s rebellious sister, who attempts to break […]
Inventive and imaginative: Olivia Fuchs’ successfully reinvents Rimsky Korsakov’s The Snowmaiden for English Touring Opera
Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden; Ffion Edwards, Kitty Whately Katherine McIndoe, Edmund Danon, Hannah Sandison, Joseph Doody, Jack Dolan, Amy J Payne, Edward […]
Renowned Chopinist dies, 72
We have received news of the death yesterday of the much-recorded Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak. After coming sixth in the 1970 Chopin Competition, won by the American Garrick Ohlsson (with Mitsuko Uchida in second place), […]
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