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Violin double-act breaks up

Violin double-act breaks up

Months after signing on for an orchestral tour with German management firm K D Schmid, the Australian comedy duo TwoSet Violin has split up, taking down all their videos on social media. Their parting message […]

NY Phil concertmaster buys a bow

NY Phil concertmaster buys a bow

The auction house Tarisio has gone public on the private sale of a bow to New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang. The bow was made in 1864 by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume’s best Parisian bowman, Pierre […]

Here’s  million, says orchestra chair

Here’s $10 million, says orchestra chair

They are smiling in Cincinnati. Dianne Rosenberg, chair of the orchestra’s board of directors since 2022, and her husband, J. David Rosenberg, have pledged $10 million towards artistic and educational work and community engagement. The […]

First report: Vienna’s Endgame

First report: Vienna’s Endgame

The Israel composer Oded Zehavi attended the dress rehearsal today of György Kurtag’s late opera, Fin de Partie: There are similarities between Endgame and Wozzeck. Musical interpretation of great literary text is not easy: it […]

Martha Argerich at synagogue

Martha Argerich at synagogue

This is Martha on the eve of Yom Kippur visiting the beautiful synagogue that now serves as the Jewish Musem in Bucharest. photo: social media The post Martha Argerich at synagogue appeared first on Slippedisc.

Zubin in Belgrade: Hurry up with that hall

Zubin in Belgrade: Hurry up with that hall

A report from Jonathan Sutherland: Zubin Mehta made his debut with the Belgrade Philharmonic in 1958 immediately after winning the Liverpool International Conductors Competition. He was 22 years old. The Bombay-born maestro, now 88, has […]