Disney’s violist, RIP
The influential California viola player Kay Pech has died, aged 87. Kay was principal violist of the Disneyland Orchestra for 43 years. As a violinist, she was concertmaster of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra in […]
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New York Philharmonic – Matthias Pintscher conducts his own neharot and Schoenberg’s Pelleas und Melisande – Gil Shaham plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
The evening opened with Matthias Pintscher leading the US premiere of his tone poem neharot, which he describes as ‘a tombeau, a requiem, a kaddish – for all the people we have lost’ in the […]
A Beethoven recording to make you rethink
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The fashion these days is to remix the 16 Beethoven quartets, selecting one from each period — early, middle and late — in concert and record cycles. It […]
Adam Fischer and the OAE – Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
I once tried to introduce a friend to Bruckner via the Fifth Symphony. The concert did not go down well – ‘the work of a madman’ was just one of the reservations I recall. And […]
The genius of Johann Friedrich Fasch: Die Vier Tageszeiten
t is lovely to see some Johann Friedrich Fasch, his music is always colourful and imaginative. While in employment under Prince Johann August von Anhalt- Zerbst (1677-1742) as court Kapellmeister at the Anhaltinische Hof in […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Handel’s Theodora – Royal Opera
Handel’s Theodora – Royal Opera Click here to subscribe I’m recommending this production of Handel’s own favorite of all his oratorios with some trepidation because the director, not my favourite, has transposed the action from […]
New boss at Beethovenfest Bonn
Local hire Michael Gassmann is leaving the fest after four years, it has been announced in Bonn. His successor is to be Torger Nelson, who used to work at Washington National Opera and at the […]
Waiting till they feel they have something to say: I chat to Trio Bohémo about their debut disc
Trio Bohémo Formed in 2019 by three Czech musicians, Matouš Pěruška (violin), Kristina Vocetková (cello) and Jan Vojtek (piano), Trio Bohémo released their debut disc on Supraphon in August 2024, featuring Schubert’s great E flat […]
Leeds Competition winner Jaeden Izik-Dzurko’s first e-release
The EP can be streamed for these sources: https://w.lnk.to/leeds24 Here’s the official intro: This highly anticipated debut release showcases a selection of Izik-Dzurko’s remarkable performances from the competition, including Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Ella in Berlin
Ella in Berlin I fancied hearing a bit of Ella Fitzgerald this afternoon and what I turned up on YouTube was so wonderful that I had to share it with you. Here she is, live […]
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