Stravinsky scholar dies
Maureen Carr, founding director of the Penn State School of Music, has died aged 85. She was an assiduous Stravinsky researcher, visiting the Paul Sacher archives in Basel no fewer than 27 times for manuscript […]
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Dear Alma, I’m a singer in Washington and I’m scared
Dear Alma, I am a singer in Washington, DC, and I was very disappointed that the Kennedy Center has announced it has cancelled an upcoming performance featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. This […]
Kennedy Center evacuated after China bomb threat
NPR reports that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was evacuated yesterday following a phoned-in bomb threat. The threat was aimed at Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe linked to the religious […]
Ruth Leon recommends.. Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 – Utrecht International Chamber Music Festival
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Violinist Janine Jansen led a terrific International Chamber Music Festival last month in Utrecht, Netherlands. So many of you enjoyed her group’s Schubert Octet a couple of weeks ago that […]
Good news: Hilary’s back
The violinist Hilary Hahn has announced her return next Wednesday after a seven-month lay-off with a trapped nerve. She has announced her resumption in the past hour. I’m thrilled to return to the stage with […]
Sad news: Moomin composer has died
The violinist Pekka Kuusisto has made known the death of his father today. Ilkka Kuusisto, a hugely versatile influence in Finnish music, was 91 years old. He composed 18 operas, of which the The Moomin […]
What Yuja wore at Carnegie Hall
Backstage, last night, the pianist took the plunge. The post What Yuja wore at Carnegie Hall appeared first on Slippedisc.
Government inquiry calls for evidence on Arts Council England
This was posted today by UK Gov: Open call for evidence Arts Council England review – Lead Reviewer and Advisory Panel members Lead Reviewer The Rt Hon the Baroness Margaret Hodge of Barking DBE Advisory […]
Leonard Slatkin lashes out against ‘offensive state’
The former music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, which resides at the Kennedy Center, has responded to a Washington Post article criticising President Trump’s takeover. Slatkin writes: ‘I am reminded of what Leonard Bernstein […]
Breaking: Another Michigan sex scandal
The University of Michigan is seeking the dismissal of Associate Professor Scott Piper, former chair of the Music, Theatre & Dance Department, following a student’s allegations of sexual harrassment. Piper had an international career as […]
