In his autobiography (with Jane Scovell), Brian Large relates how he hired Kleiber’s son Marko as his assistance for a television production of Tristan und Isolde from Munich. Kleiber sent a message that he’d like […]
In May 2021, pianist Kirill Gerstein spent part of his Gilmore prize money on a commission to Chick Corea (pictured) to compose a piece for him to play with the jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton. Their […]
Zemlinsky’s orchestral works are wonderfully scored and seldom performed. Here’s your chance. The post Rare chance to see a mermaid appeared first on Slippedisc.
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: So commanding was Alfred Brendel in Schubert’s piano music that other pianists complain they can’t get him out of their fingers. It’s two decades or more since Brendel […]
A concert has been arranged on July 27 at the Royal Palace of Caserta in which Valery Gergiev will conduct ‘soloists of the Mariinsky Orchestra of St Petersburg’. This will be Gergiev’s first appearance in […]
Our resident critic has spent his week at Handel and Mozart operas: by Alastair Macaulay In 1930, William Empson wrote a classic of literary criticism in “Seven Kinds of Ambiguity”. In subsequent decades, the title […]
Yale School of Music has a new assistant dean. That ought to be good for academic and playing standards, right? No, says, Yale, she here for feelgood purposes. We’re excited to announce the appointment of […]
Message received: Opera Australia pays tribute to the extraordinary Aubrey Murphy, Concertmaster of the Opera Australia Orchestra from 2001 to 2012, who passed away in London this week. Aubrey led the Orchestra under Opera Australia […]
The Dutch choral world is in mourning for Bas Ramselaar, an imperious bass singer and chorus conductor who has died after a seven-month illness. Bas enjoyed an international career as soloist with majopr orchestras. […]
A report, described as ‘new research’ by the Donne Foundation and the Independent Society of Musicians, shows what are claimed to be ‘significant gender and racial inequalities’. The report shows that: – 89.9% of music, […]
