The maestro’s son is also rising
From my latest monthly essay in The Critic magazine. a survey of the many sons of conductors who dream of inheriting the berth: … There is half a football team of son-ofs who are presently […]
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A terrific achievement: professionals & amateurs come together at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre performing Jonathan Dove’s The Monster in the Maze in celebration of Music in the Round at 40
Jonathan Dove: The Monster in the Maze – Anthony Flaum & youth chorus – Music in the Round (Photo: Andy Brown) Jonathan Dove: The Monster in the Maze; Anthony Flaum Camille Maalawy, Robert Gildon, Paul […]
REPOST. Stanford: Two String Quintets and Three Intermezzi
This is a unique collaboration between members of the Dante and Endellion Quartets, together with pianist Benjamin Frith. Three members of the Dante Quartet (Krysia Osostowicz, Yuko Inoue and Richard Jenkinson) plus two from the […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Henri Matisse in 60 seconds – Royal Academy of Art
Henri Matisse in 60 seconds This Sunday will mark 70 years since the death of the French Modernist artist, Henri Matisse. His work spanned over half a century and developed from Impressionism to Fauvism and further through Modernism. Matisse […]
Check out Yuja Wang’s biggest fan
‘He came to our concert!’ she exclaims on social media. David Hockney attended the four-hand Yuja Wang and Vikingur Olafsson concert at the Royal Festival Hall. The post Check out Yuja Wang’s biggest fan appeared […]
Netrebko will sing Prima Donna… in German
The Vienna State Opera has confirmed that Anna Netrebko will sing in German for the first time on its stage in January. She is cast as Prima Donna in Richard Strauss’s opera, Ariadne auf Naxos. […]
Hallelujah as never before
A mass performance by 2,500 singers in Montreal. Somewhat imperfect but strangely moving. The post Hallelujah as never before appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Met violinist who is playing the election
A member of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, Sarah Vonsattel believes in the unifying power of music on the most divisive day in recent American history. She’s hoping to soften the hearts of voting citizens. The […]
So who’s the French composer everybody loves?
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Fauré is the French composer the world finds hardest to dislike. While Debussy means custard to some tastes and Ravel an acute form of mustard, their senior colleague […]
Fauré and Friends: I chat to violinist Irène Duval about her explorations during the composer’s centenary celebrations
Irène Duval recording Fauré and Friends with Angus Webster Violinist Irène Duval has been spending quite a bit of time with Fauré recently, 2024 being the centenary of his death. Her disc Fauré and Friends […]
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