Christian Thielemann, incoming Generalmusikdirektor of Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden, has presented his first season, together with incoming intendant Elisabeth Sobotka. The new shows include Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, Kurtag’s Endgame, Rattle conducting Janacek’s Mr […]
The Oberlin Conservatory is marking the retirement of Peter Takács after 48 years with varied concerts and celebrations, including a new work by Robert Spano, one of his star students. Romanian by birth, Takács joined […]
The finalists have been selected at the richly endowed Concours musical international de Montréal. All six are male. They are: Elias ACKERLEY (UK, South Korea) Anthony RATINOV (United States) Gabriele STRATA (Italy) Derek WANG (United […]
The BBC Singers, almost abolished last year by top-floor decree, is upping its attention-seeking strategy. This just dropped in: On Tuesday 21 May at 7pm, singers of all abilities across the UK are invited to […]
Kim Tae-yeon has won the 12th Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition in Warsaw. She takes home 20,000 Euros and a fistful of engagements after triumphing in Lutoslaski’s Grave, for concerto. Second and third were Poles. […]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 – Klaus Mäkelä, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Dresdner Musikfestspiele at the Kulturpalast (Photo: Stephan Floss) Bruckner: Symphony No. 5; Klaus Mäkelä, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Dresdner Musikfestspiele at the Kulturpalast, DresdenReviewed 10 […]
The crisis-ridden Cannberra Symphony has been told it will get an extra $4.1 million in next week’s federal budget to cope with falling audiences and sponsorship. The orchestra devotes 45 percent of its programming to […]
The German pianist and conductor is leaking snippets from his forthcoming authorised biography. He is open about his relationship with both women and men, among them an affair with Bernstein: ‘I had an intellectual and […]
Elisabetta Brusa Elisabetta Brusa taught composition at the Milan Conservatoire for 39 years. Her latest choral album – Requiem and Stabat Mater – is now available on Naxos. She has established the Brusa Foundation Award […]
Czech media have reported the death of Jiří Žigmund, violist of the Wuhan Quartet from 1988 to 2014. He has suffered longterm health problems. The post Famed violist dies at 58 appeared first on Slippedisc.
