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 Ella & Frank  The immortal Ella Fitgerald died on Jun 15th, 1996, 29 years ago this week. Frank Sinatra died two years later, on May 14th 1998. But the truly great never die, so long […]

Hot on the thumbs of Van Cliburn winnner Aristo Sham, Hong Kong conductor Wilson Ng has landed a global management deal with Ibermusica in Madrid. Ng, 35, is fellow conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra […]

Very few female painters have survived the male heirarchy of art history and come down to us with their reputations burnished and their talents finally recognised. There are only two who come to mind immediately […]

Enchanting German performance of the West Side Story suite. The post The maestro dances appeared first on Slippedisc.

It’s in Why Beethoven, of course, but this performance is new. The title is taken from a Viennese alley. The post A Beethoven you might not know appeared first on Slippedisc.

Terrific new work by local composer Will Healy. You see/hear it first here. The post A Toccata falls in Brooklyn appeared first on Slippedisc.

The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra that played concerts in Teheran and Isfahan as part of the Days of Russian Culture has been stranded in Iran by the wave of Israel-Iran attacks. No flights are presently taking […]

Here’s the Friday review by our resident critic Alastair Macaulay: by Alastair Macaulay On Wednesday 11 at the Festival Hall, the Philharmonia Orchestra presented a quadruple bill that should have been all Rs: its resident […]

Truro Cathedral today announced important changes to its boys’ choir after 138 years: From September, girls aged 8 – 13 will be welcomed into Truro Cathedral Choir for the first time and are invited to […]

Israeli musicians are lamenting the loss of Gabriella Argov, who died after a brief bout with cancer. Originally from South Africa, Gabi was keyboard artist for the Israel Chamber Orchestra and an arranger and accompanist […]