Public funeral for tragic soprano
The funeral of Jodie Devos, who died of breast cancer this weekend aged 35, will take place on Saturday June 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Saint-Aubain Cathedral in her home town, Namur. The ceremony […]
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Paris Opera issues violence warning
Ticketholders to La Vestale are receiving this emailed warning: Chère spectatrice, cher spectateur, Vous avez réservé des places pour l’opéra La Vestale de Gaspare Spontini à l’Opéra Bastille et nous vous en remercions. Nous vous […]
Germany’s next concertmaster is Korean
The new tenured concertmaster of Neue Philharmonie Westfalen in the north Rhine area is the Korean violinist Sun Shin Keiner. Originally from Seoul, she studied with Kyung Sun Lee, Andreas Röhn and Günter Pichler. […]
New favourite at the Vienna Philharmonic
Ecstatic headlines in the Austrian press – ‘cheers for debutant’, ‘exciting music’ – have propelled the Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti overnight to the forefront of Viennese attention. The Netherlands Philharmonic chief is now setting off […]
Reports: Kyiv Symphony seeks German asylum
We are receiving conflicting reports on the state of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. One is that it has taken three-year residency in a small German town, Monheim am Rhein. Another is that it has sought […]
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Bernard Labadie & Augustin Hadelich at Zankel Hall – Avison, Geminiani, Bach & Pachelbel
Augustin Hadelich joined the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Bernard Labadie for this OSL Bach Festival 2024 program showcasing 18th-century concertos in alternate versions. The evening began with an elegant reading of Charles Avison’s D-minor […]
Lost and Found: Samling Institute for Young Artists’ Summer concert at the Glasshouse, Gateshead
The Samling Institute’s Lost and Found at the Glasshouse, Gateshead on 12 July 2024, will provide an opportunity to hear the current crop of Samling Academy Singers in action, performing music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, […]
Dunedin Consort 2024/25: Three premieres, Handel’s Susanna, chamber-scale tours of Scotland, side-by-side with Royal Academy of Music & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The Dunedin Consort has announced its 2024/25 season with concerts across Scotland, a continuation of its residency at Wigmore Hall as well as other London appearances. Contemporary music continues play an interesting role in the […]
Breaking: Lang Lang quits Channel 4 show
The Chinese pianist has quit the talent-spotting show The Pianist after two tear-jerk seasons. ‘Being a mentor on The Piano and spending time with the talented pianists has been a true joy. The level of […]
Swiss orchestra drops baton
The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009. The post Swiss orchestra drops baton appeared first on Slippedisc.
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