The board of Astral Artists, a Philadelphia agency, have ordered its closure after being unable to raise more funds.
Astral, founded in 1992, pursued engagements for young artists without taking commission. Among its proteges were pianist Simone Dinnerstein, violinist Benjamin Beilman, flutist Jasmine Choi, soprano Sarah Shafer and bass-baritone Eric Owens.
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The death has been made known of Beate Ritter, a popular member of the Vienna Volksoper who moved on to the Stuttgart state opera, where she sange her last performance in April. Beate also had […]
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.
We have received a message from the orchestra to applicants, making it clear that their racial and ethnic identity will be taken into consideration when selecting those who are suitable to play in the orchestra. […]
