November 15, 2024
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Death of eminent German baritone, 78

Death of eminent German baritone, 78

The family of Kammersänger Professor Siegfried Lorenz have communicated sad news of his death, six days before his 79th birthday. Berlin born, Lorenz was permanent lyric baritone at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in East Berlin […]

A leading British composer died today

A leading British composer died today

Schott UK have announced the death early this morning of the influential composer Alexander Goehr. Sandy was 92. A Hitler refugee, born in Berlin to the Schoenberg-trained conductor Walter Goehr, he studied in 1950s Manchester […]

The Boston Symphony is full of subs

The Boston Symphony is full of subs

A sharp-eyed audience member tells us that the orchestra playing at Tangleweood is made up one-third of substitutes: Last night’s concert at Tanglewood listed 37 substitute players, only one identified as a student at the […]

Italy’s president visits Mahler hut

Italy’s president visits Mahler hut

In what may be the first official acknowledgement that Gustav Mahler created his last works on Italian soil, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella visited the wooden hut in Dobbiaco (Toblach) where the […]

Vietnam orch gets a Brazilian

Vietnam orch gets a Brazilian

The Sun Symphony Orchestra of Hanoi has imported Gerry Varona as assistant principal viola. Originally from the Philippines, Varona arrives from the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Small world, getting smaller.     […]

Myra Hess: the Proms interview

Myra Hess: the Proms interview

Here’s another rare memento of Myra, ten years after the previous collectible. She has a splendidly leisured way of telling an anecdote.   The post Myra Hess: the Proms interview appeared first on Slippedisc.