Musicians in Hamburg and Lisbon are in shock over the death of Pedro Freire, former principal trumpet of the Elbphilharmonie and the Gulbenkian orchestras. No cause has yet been made known. The Gulbenkian site has […]
National Gallery – Picture of the Month Click here to watch The National Gallery’s Picture of the Month for May is Piero della Francesca’s ‘The Baptism of Christ’ and, In celebration of the Gallery’s 200th […]
The season announcement by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra marks a significant change of tone. Instead of flagging up the names of visiting stars, the BSO promises ‘ a new artistic team (pic) and a raft […]
The Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn accompanies Nemo in that limelight track. Wo-oh-oh. The post Swiss Eurovision winner gets a symphony orchestra appeared first on Slippedisc.
Brussels Muzique has reconfirmed Friday’s concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at Caryathide Hall in the Gaulois Circle. They will perform the first Paul Ben Haim string quartet, followed by the Mendelssohn Octet with local artists […]
The Nazareth-born violinist Yamen Saadi, concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera, is organising a concert for peace in the opera house on May 26 at 11 am. The programme consists of works by Fauré, Brahms, […]
The 24 competitors were announced today, 9 of them female. Dismally, only one British candidate was considered worthy. It’s a clear verdict on the present state of UK music education. Here’s the list: Kai-Min Chang, […]
The Canadian soprano and conductor has just been appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from August 2026. She says: ‘Always curious, courageous and creative, the players of the ISO are […]
The Concertgebouw management has responded swiftly to protests on slippedisc.com: Statement regarding Jerusalem Quartet concerts With disbelief and anger, many have reacted to our decision not to go ahead with the Jerusalem Quartet’s two concerts […]
The Little Big Things – National Theatre Click here to subscribe National Theatre at Home has just released the worldwide premiere of The Little Big Things, a new musical telling the extraordinary true story of an […]
