The music school, which already owns the AskonasHolt agency and the Penatone record label, has now struck a deal for emerging Black composers with the Birdsong publishing wing of HP, who are direct rivals of […]
The US violinist has posted this message on her socials: Hi all, I’ve received reports that someone has been using AI to create videos impersonating me. I’d like to reiterate that my only social media […]
The Berlin Philharmonic will need to find $2 million to cover a looming cut in city funding. The world-famous Schaubuehne theatre says it will have to shut down at the end of 2025. The Berliner […]
English National Opera has rolled out plans for its future half-life in the north. It consists of Britten’s Albert Herring, with 13 musicians (Oct 25), Du Yun’s Angel’s Bone ( May 2026) and Philip Glass’s […]
This Friday Slippedisc, courtesy of OperaVision is in Oslo for Norwegian National Opera’s new production of The Rake’s Progress, Stravinsky’s neoclassical dark comedy. Igor Stravinsky wrote The Rake’s Progress in 1951, based on eight satirical paintings by […]
Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich have called off next month’s recital tour, citing Mischa’s state of health. They will be replaced in Vienna by Maxim Vengerov und Polina Osetinskaya. No refunds. The post Mischa-Martha tour […]
Amsterdam’s Splendor, jazz club is advertising three coveted new memberships for musicians. The bottom line? Who we’re looking for: Splendor currently has room for three new musicians. We strive for an equal M/F/X distribution, and […]
Message from the Honens festival and piano competition president John Kieser: My dear friends and colleagues – some news. I have great respect for the work that Honens does; however, it has become apparent to […]
The German gadfly Axel Brüggemann has spoken to ten staff members and past singers who claim to have been mistreated at Bayreuth Baroque, the revived festival directed by countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić. The allegations include […]
The Detroit Symphony has appointed Gracie Potter as its principal trombone. She 21, from Phoenix, Arizona. The post Phoenix rises in Detroit appeared first on Slippedisc.
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