Makcim Fernandez Samodaiev, solo cellist of the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania, has reached breaking ppoint after two fruitless years of labour negotiations. He tells Slippedisc: Today, during the negotiations for the Collective Labor Agreement, […]
News from Sarasota, Fllorida: Longtime Sarasota Orchestra supporters Jack and Priscilla Schlegel have made a transformative $10 million gift to advance the future Music Center at 5701 Fruitville Road. Their investment marks a major milestone for […]
The renowned British lute and theorbo player, David Miller, has died at the age of 72. For four decades Dai – as he was universally known – played continuo on theorbo, chitarrone and baroque guitar […]
Franck Rabbio writes: It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce the passing of my father, Salvatore Rabbio, who died Monday night at the age of 90. Sal was the Principal Timpanist […]
Company launches its own label and will collaborate with LSO Live on new recordings of HGO performances HOUSTON—May 14, 2025—Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce a new partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra […]
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic today announces its highly anticipated 2025-26 season. This season marks the 185th anniversary of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and welcomes new Chief Executive, Vanessa Reed. General booking opens on Wednesday 28 May, […]
The ex-Russian pianist joins David Krauss this week for Speaking Soundly. Kissin, the precisionist, admits to bring human. He makes mistajes like everyone else. On one occasion he ran out of encores and the audience […]
Message from Staatsoper Unter den Linden: Margot Friedländer (1921-2025) With Margot Friedländer, an extraordinary personality has died. In an impressive way, she testified to the horrors of the Holocaust and the crimes of the National […]
André de Ridder appointed as ENO’s Music Director, with his first conducting engagement as Music Director Designate in February 2026.The 2025/26 Season includes 12 productions and concerts across London and Greater Manchester, featuring 5 new […]
Newly installed as chief conductor of Danish National Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Øland was installed today as GMD in Magdeburg, starting in August. He’s 30, a graduate of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. The post Baton […]
