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US astronaut Sarah Gillis took her violin into outer space, beyond the pull of gravity. So how does she play weightless? Report here: The post A violin solo from outer space appeared first on Slippedisc.

He sat down for his first ‘exclusive’ interview since quitting the San Francisco Symphony and made no reference to its board and CEO with whom he has terminally fallen out. He said nothing about his […]

This message has been posted by the Komische Oper Berlin, some of whose musicians are freelance school teachers: As one of the most important cultural institutions in Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin has been committed […]

The  Labour Government has green-lighted a ready-made scheme giving disadvantaged children access to music in schools. Tory ministers had dithered for two years over giving it priority. Labour has, naturally, taken full credit for the […]

We have received this appeal from Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli, international performer and doublebass teacher at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: On August 28, 2024, I was on Flight FR585 from Pisa to Stansted […]

Swiss media are reporting that the International Menuhin Music Academy, founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1977, is running a deficit of two million francs after its main philnathropist Aline Foriel-Destezet walked away. Its board president […]

Hofesh Schecter’s Clowns – Digital Theatre Click here to subscribe or rent  Hofesh Schecter is an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London whose modern dance works are performed all over the world. ​He […]

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: … My pick of the week may appear esoteric. It comes from Ludwigshafen in western Germany and is performed by the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz with its British chief […]

Alan Gilbert bet the house in Hamburg, performing Gurrelider to open the Elbphilharmonie season. The post Watch: It’s a Schoenberg opening night appeared first on Slippedisc.

The violinist Vineta Sareika, who resigned this week as concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, has been awarded an honorary professorship by the Latvian Academy of Music in her home country. She says: ‘Extremely honored and […]