Sheku’s bump-off: We name the guilty airline
The British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason was checking in on a flight from Cincinnati to Toronto when desk officials told him he could not board the cello. Both he and the cello had fully paid seats […]
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Faceless donor settles San Francisco chorus dispute
An anonymous donor with a $4 million gift has enabled the San Francisco Symphony to pay 32 chorus members the pay increase they were demanding. ‘All of us at the San Francisco Symphony are deeply […]
Lucerne cancelled Anna Netrebko ‘under government pressure’
A Swiss newspaper has obtained a letter from the authorities in Lucerne, ordering the concert hall to cancel a June 2024 recital by the Russian-Austrian soprano ‘for reputation and damages risks’. The letter, sent by […]
Exclusive: Airline refuses to board Sheku’s cello
The British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his pianist sister Isata were obliged to cancel a recital at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory last night after a double disaster with international airlines. They issued an apology to concertgoers, […]
Cleveland loses another star prof
The American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, the most recorded artist on her instrument, resigned last night in dismay from the embattled Cleveland Institute of Music. Oklahoma born, Yolanda is married to Michael Sachs, principal trumpet of […]
Anna Lapwood is disengaged
The Tiktok organist has announced ‘some personal news’ between very dark borders: The post Anna Lapwood is disengaged appeared first on Slippedisc.
Arnold Schönberg’s lushest works: the OSM triumphs
For many, Arnold Schönberg is, pardon the niche family-basd pun, a no-no. His rigour, his new system of dodecaphonic (twelve-tone rows) offers challenges for sure; but before that, his late-Romantic lushness is captivating. This release […]
Hélène Grimaud at Carnegie Hall
Eight months after her dazzling performance of Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Bamberg Symphony and Jakub Hrůša, Hélène Grimaud returned for a recital combining ‘The Three Bs’. She began with an uncommonly resonant reading […]
Should I call you Maria? Angelina Jolie trailer goes live
Here’s the trailer to the Callas film. See what you think. The post Should I call you Maria? Angelina Jolie trailer goes live appeared first on Slippedisc.
Breaking: Bayreuth to stage its operas in China
Shanghai media are reporting that Katharina Wagner is in town to sign a three-year residency with Shanghai Grand Theatre, running from 2025 to 2027. The deal is for Tristan und Isolde, Walküre and Tannhäuser to […]
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