It’s a square new year
The numeral 2025 is 45 x 45, a rare, square event in the calendar. The last such year was 1936, which was 44 x 44. Before that, 1849 Then 1764. The post It’s a square […]
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An American who triumphed in an English country garden
The mezzo-soprano Regina Sarfaty, who has died at 90, never got picked to sing at the Met. She was picked by Santa Fe in 1957 while still a student at Juilliard and she went on […]
Just in: Vienna Phil decide on Yannick
From Vienna to the world: We are delighted to announce that the 2026 New Year’s Concert will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin — marking his first time leading this world-renowned event. The artistic collaboration between […]
A Beethoven trio to close the year
A high-class introspective reading of opus 9/3 from Isabelle Faust (Violin), Raphael Sachs (Viola) und Frank-Michael Guthmann (Cello). Doesn’t get much better. The post A Beethoven trio to close the year appeared first on Slippedisc.
So, John Williams, what made you interested in composing for film?
Wonderfully unexpected 1988 interview with John Williams by his old Hollywood pal, Andre Previn. Williams takes over, leaving Andre struggling to control the conversation… The post So, John Williams, what made you interested in […]
An American composer died on the last day of 2024
Friends have reported that the quietly influential minimalist composer Tom Johnson died this morning at the age of 85. As critic for the Village Voice in the 1970s, he tracked the rise of Glass-Reich type […]
CBSO’s 2024 edit erases western classical music
Message from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, posted on Youtube: Thank you to everyone who’s supported the CBSO this past year. We can’t wait to bring you even more joy in 2025! Before the […]
Soweto star is cut short at 39
The death has been made known of the international dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, one of the most original dance talents to emerge from southern Africa. The national broadcaster SABC says she passed away ‘after […]
Met soprano dies, 82
The soprano Loretta Di Franco Pinto, who sang 929 times at the Metropolitan Opera from 1961 to 1995, has died at the age of 82. She lit up the stage, generally in secondary roles, although […]
Korea’s first piano winner dies at 83
Winner of the 1965 Leventritt Competition at Carnegie Hall, with Leonard Bernstein on the jury, Han Tong-il was the first Korean to come top in any international piano contest. Son of a timpanist in the […]
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