Swiss media are reporting that the International Menuhin Music Academy, founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1977, is running a deficit of two million francs after its main philnathropist Aline Foriel-Destezet walked away. Its board president […]
Garsington’s Midsummer Magic at the Proms For its first outing to the Henry Wood Proms, Garsington Opera brought with it not only the luxury vehicle of the Phlharmonia Orchestra, but a crack team of soloists – […]
Hofesh Schecter’s Clowns – Digital Theatre Click here to subscribe or rent Hofesh Schecter is an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London whose modern dance works are performed all over the world. He […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: … My pick of the week may appear esoteric. It comes from Ludwigshafen in western Germany and is performed by the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz with its British chief […]
Alan Gilbert bet the house in Hamburg, performing Gurrelider to open the Elbphilharmonie season. The post Watch: It’s a Schoenberg opening night appeared first on Slippedisc.
The violinist Vineta Sareika, who resigned this week as concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, has been awarded an honorary professorship by the Latvian Academy of Music in her home country. She says: ‘Extremely honored and […]
Ten have got through to tomorrow’s semis: Kai-Min Chang (Taiwan) Xuehong Chen (China) Junyan Chen (China) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) Elizaveta Kliuchereva (Russia) Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) Callum McLachlan (United Kingdom) Julian Trevelyan (United Kingdom) Tomoharu […]
Gazzaniga: Alcina’s Island – Inna Husieva – Bampton Classical Opera (Photo: Anthony Hall/Bampton Classical Opera) Gazzaniga: L’Isole d’Alcina (Alcina’s Island); Inna Husieva, Sarah Chae, Charlotte Badham, Dafydd Allen, Monwabisi Lindi, Jonathan Eyers, Magnus Walker, Owain […]
Director and writer Leo Doulton has quite a varied practice, he is the marketing director of Tête à Tête, whilst as a writer he has a particular interest in interactive theatre and we caught We […]
In response to Patricia Kopatchinskaja stunning Schonberg Concerto earlier this week at the Proms, we republish a report on a concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall: Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s programming is always stimulating, but as she […]
