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The violinist Pekka Kuusisto has made known the death of his father today. Ilkka Kuusisto, a hugely versatile influence in Finnish music, was 91 years old. He composed 18 operas, of which the The Moomin […]

Backstage, last night, the pianist took the plunge.   The post What Yuja wore at Carnegie Hall appeared first on Slippedisc.

This was posted today by UK Gov: Open call for evidence Arts Council England review – Lead Reviewer and Advisory Panel members Lead Reviewer The Rt Hon the Baroness Margaret Hodge of Barking DBE Advisory […]

The former music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, which resides at the Kennedy Center, has responded to a Washington Post article criticising President Trump’s takeover. Slatkin writes: ‘I am reminded of what Leonard Bernstein […]

The University of Michigan is seeking the dismissal of Associate Professor Scott Piper, former chair of the Music, Theatre & Dance Department, following a student’s allegations of sexual harrassment. Piper had an international career as […]

The soprano, 66, will make her directing debut in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Aspen Festival this July, it has been announced in Colorado. “It’s supposed to be royalty or aristocracy,” she said. “I’m […]

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra has named Jean-Marie Zeitouni as its next music director. Zeitouni, 51, from Montreal, has been music director of the Columbus Symphony and principal conductor and artistic director of I Musici de […]

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, had a turbulent childhood with two older sisters who competed for a music career. Her mother died when she was 14, and that changed […]

It’s not bad enough that the French Republic has ignored Ravel in his 150th annivesary year. The Chatelet in Paris is mocking the composer with asomething called Rave-l Party. Blurb: Immersive evening From an intimate […]

Sad message from Ensemble Klang: We’re devastated by the sudden loss of our dear, dear friend, magnificent colleague, saxophonist extraordinaire Erik-Jan de With. Words can’t fill this unexpected void. We’ve had more than 20 years […]