Royal Philharmonic Society prizewinners and former resident ensemble at Oxford University, the Castalian String Quartet is about to announce its disbandment. The quartet, based in London, has been together since 2011. It changed violist last […]
International outcry prompted by slippedisc.com’s report of Milwaukee Ballet’s cancellation of its orchestra has prompted the company to revise its plans. Here’s the latest from the MB website: You may have heard that, due to […]
The Chinese pianist was nominated on Bastille Day in Paris as a chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in the category reserved for foreign nationals. Also elevated was the director of the Opéra national de Paris, […]
Opera Australia has posted news of the death of Rosemary Gunn, a Scottish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed a four-decade career with the company. Rosemary joined the company in 1972 and, in 1977, won both the Pan […]
Days after nailing Ryan Roberts from the NY Phil as principal oboe, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has secured a principal second violin. She is Melody Ye Yuan from Canada and she has been playing in […]
This week’s Apple streaming top ten, released exclusively to slippedisc.com, has music by Biber ad number one and two. Uncle Heinrich Biber is the current star. Not the Canadian heartthrob. Here’s the list. 1 Just […]
Grange Park Opera this morning sealed a deal to secure the summer employment of the orchestra of English National Opera. Under the five-year agreement, the orchestra will play the entire Ring Cycle from 2026 to […]
A Hong Kong newspaper has reported fresh allegations of abusive conduct involving the former music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. The other party was the chair of the musicians’ committee. Here’s an extract: […]
The leading Dutch musician Aart De Hort, organist at Rotterdam’s St Laurentius and St Elisabeth cathedrals since 2003, has died after a severe illness. Aside from his church work as an organist and choir conductor, […]
The once-dominant new-music publisher has announced the retirement of chief executive Astrid Koblanck after 20 years. She has been succeeded in Vienna by another board member, Stefan Ragg. The post Musical chairs at […]
