The Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv, newly appointed principal guest conductor of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, has dedicated her forst concert to the Austrian-Jewish writer Joseph Roth, like herself born in the border town of Brody. […]
Flight into Egypt Akili Tommasino, Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Met Museum in New York, artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Fred Wilson, take us on a virtual tour of […]
The Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos is to be professor of violin at the Basel Academy of Music from next September. Kavakos, 57, has given masterclasses in various academies but has not held a post before. […]
Hamburg State Opera has chosen Armand Djikoloum to give its tuning ‘A’. Born in France, Armand has given recent recital tours in Scotland and England. The post Hamburg names principal oboe appeared first on Slippedisc.
Orchestra musicians at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have posted this picture of their cello section last night. No men to draw a bow. They’ll be rubbing their eyes in the Vienna Philharmonic. The […]
Some readers have had difficulties over the past couple of days accessing this site, getting a ‘Bad Request’ when they clicked. Our tech team have traced this fault to a rogue line of computer code […]
The yellow label has issued a six-CD box of performances by Long Yu, China’s most powerful conductor. Long Yu is artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic and of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. […]
Message received: The LA Phil today announced that on February 1, renowned pianist Yuja Wang will join the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas for a program titled “Celebrating MTT with Yuja Wang.” Michael […]
From the brand-new website of Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Springhead Constellation: Key Principles Our commitment to a safe and supportive environment means that any form of discrimination, harassment, or bullying will not be tolerated. Everyone […]
Singers’ agents tell us of a tsunami of depression that is sweeping through the profession. Opera budgets have been cut, contracts arrive late and the basic security of the profession is under threat. One agent […]
