October 20, 2024
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Italy’s president visits Mahler hut

Italy’s president visits Mahler hut

In what may be the first official acknowledgement that Gustav Mahler created his last works on Italian soil, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella visited the wooden hut in Dobbiaco (Toblach) where the […]

Vietnam orch gets a Brazilian

Vietnam orch gets a Brazilian

The Sun Symphony Orchestra of Hanoi has imported Gerry Varona as assistant principal viola. Originally from the Philippines, Varona arrives from the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Small world, getting smaller.     […]

Myra Hess: the Proms interview

Myra Hess: the Proms interview

Here’s another rare memento of Myra, ten years after the previous collectible. She has a splendidly leisured way of telling an anecdote.   The post Myra Hess: the Proms interview appeared first on Slippedisc.

Decca’s next Flying Dutchman

Decca’s next Flying Dutchman

It’s the cast of the Norwegian National opera production, conducted by Ed Gardner. Lise Davidsen is Senta, Gerald Finley the Dutchman. Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Erik, Brindley Sherratt as Daland and Anna Kissjudit as Mary […]

Win!…. a handshake from Lang Lang

Win!…. a handshake from Lang Lang

The latest promo gimmick from the indefatigably commercial pianist: Hi everyone, it’s Lang Lang here! 
 I am thrilled to invite you and a friend to an unforgettable evening at Carnegie Hall’s opening night in […]

Bayreuth summons new chorus master

Bayreuth summons new chorus master

The recent walkout by the veteran Eberhard Friedrich, a year before retirement, has been buried beneath a swift leak that Thomas Eitler-de Lint, head of the Leipzig Opera chorus, is to take over with immediate […]