Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething was asked about the closure of the junior department of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. ‘I’d ask the College to think again about the choice they made,’ […]
We have learned of the death of Graham Lyons, inventor of the Lyons C Clarinet. Offiical CV: Graham Lyons started the piano at the age of six but at thirteen, inspired by Benny Goodman, switched […]
The funeral of Jodie Devos, who died of breast cancer this weekend aged 35, will take place on Saturday June 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Saint-Aubain Cathedral in her home town, Namur. The ceremony […]
Ticketholders to La Vestale are receiving this emailed warning: Chère spectatrice, cher spectateur, Vous avez réservé des places pour l’opéra La Vestale de Gaspare Spontini à l’Opéra Bastille et nous vous en remercions. Nous vous […]
The new tenured concertmaster of Neue Philharmonie Westfalen in the north Rhine area is the Korean violinist Sun Shin Keiner. Originally from Seoul, she studied with Kyung Sun Lee, Andreas Röhn and Günter Pichler. […]
Ecstatic headlines in the Austrian press – ‘cheers for debutant’, ‘exciting music’ – have propelled the Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti overnight to the forefront of Viennese attention. The Netherlands Philharmonic chief is now setting off […]
We are receiving conflicting reports on the state of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. One is that it has taken three-year residency in a small German town, Monheim am Rhein. Another is that it has sought […]
The Chinese pianist has quit the talent-spotting show The Pianist after two tear-jerk seasons. ‘Being a mentor on The Piano and spending time with the talented pianists has been a true joy. The level of […]
The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009. The post Swiss orchestra drops baton appeared first on Slippedisc.
The general music director of Bavarian State Opera has said he’s grateful for yesterday’s two-year contract extension, but he won’t stay on in any circumstances beyond 2028. Jurowski, 52, told BR: ‘I think seven years […]
