The American video artist who work was central to Peter Sellars’ and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s celebrated 2004 Tristan und Isolde, has died of Alzheimers complications aged 73.
He started out as a student of the John Cage associate, David Tudor.
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The legal battle continues between pianist Nomi Abadi and Hollywood composer Danny Elfman over remarks he made about their failed relationship in a Rolling Stone interview. Here’s the background. And here‘s the latest legal state […]
The Detroit Symphony has appointed Gracie Potter as its principal trombone. She 21, from Phoenix, Arizona. The post Phoenix rises in Detroit appeared first on Slippedisc.
The parents of Alec Van Khajadourian, from Los Angeles, are claiming he is the youngest person ever to play at Carnegie. He played two short pieces in the NY Classical Debut Awards Gala Concert on […]
