Dear Alma, My star student’s Mum has dumped me
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been teaching a student for five years. I started him at age 11. He has progressed well and is now the top player in our city. Today […]
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Biber’s just in time
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Just Biber (Channel Classics/Outhere Music) **** If you had told me at the start of the week that I’d still be listening to Biber on Friday, my response […]
Glyndebourne Festival 2025 – Wagner’s Parsifal – Daniel Johansson, John Relyea, Audun Iversen & Kristina Stanek; directed by Jetske Mijnssen; conducted by Robin Ticciati
As is well known, the founders of the Glyndebourne Festival in the 1930s originally envisaged it to be something of an English Bayreuth. In the event a smaller scale opera festival was established, such that no […]
%20Richard%20Marsham.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A carefully curated programme rather than a disc to dip into: Christopher Gray on his first disc with the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge")
A carefully curated programme rather than a disc to dip into: Christopher Gray on his first disc with the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
Christopher Gray (Photo: Richard Marsham) Christopher Gray has been director of music at St John’s College, Cambridge since 2023. He was formerly director of music at Truro Cathedral and took over at St John’s from […]
The RCM Benjamin Britten Felllowship Recital: Thomas Kelly at Wigmore Hall
RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship recital: Brahms/Busoni, Schumann, Liszt/Busoni Thomas Kelly (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1pm, 13.05.2025 Brahms/Busoni Chorale Prélude, Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122/10 Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1in F sharp minor, Op. 11 Liszt/Busoni Fantasy […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Flowers and Gardens – Met Museum
Flowers are more than merely decorative. People throughout time have used them as storytelling devices. Across eras and cultures, they have been cherished for their healing properties, as well as their religious and folkloric significance. […]
How to play Webern’s 6 easy pieces
Bavarian Radio has launched a new educational series. Starting with the easy bits… Absolutely electrifying. The post How to play Webern’s 6 easy pieces appeared first on Slippedisc.
Aimez-vous Brahms?
What else are weekends for? The post Aimez-vous Brahms? appeared first on Slippedisc.
After 52 seasons, principal bass lays down his bow
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has thrown a farewell party for Adrian Mann, its long-serving principal double-bass. He’s not leaving, though. Adrian, whose father was the noted musicologist Alfred Mann, is still turning up for work […]
Exclusive: Casting details for the next English Ring
Grange Park Opera is about to release casting and tickets for the first episode of its Ring cycle. Das Rheingold will run from 14 June to 10 July 2026. Members of the Ring Ring get […]
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