The Belgian/American conductor Giulio Cilona, 29, is stepping in for Maestro Fabio Luisi who has withdrawn for family reasons at the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in Torino. He will conduct Rachmaninov’s 3rd Piano Concerto […]
Message from the Munich Philharmonic: This week we are going on tour to Musikverein Wien & Müpa Budapest but Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla unfortunately had to cancel our upcoming concert tour due to an urgent family situation. […]
In 1999, I named a seat at the Royal Opera House after my eldest sister. She had been a devoted operagoer in the 1950s and my kid brother’s nod to her past happiness was much […]
There has been a hugely positive response to the Wigmore Hall’s decision to sack the interfering body that dispenses funds to the arts. Just search the slippedisc.com site for the sheer variety of opposition. But […]
Message received: On 27 and 28 June, musicians from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Iranian musicians perform a special programme together at Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw in collaboration with the Holland Festival. Under the direction of André […]
From Scottish Opera’s co-production with Holland Park Opera: ‘The Merry Widow is all about displaced people – originally, the fictitious Pontevedrians are displaced in France – so the world of Italian-American Mafia families finding their […]
Just when you think history cannot be rewritten any more than it already has been, meet the Vienna orchestra that has taken the name of a composer’s widow. Yes, we know Alma claimed she, too, […]
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Jesús Herrera to succeed Elena Dubinets as Artistic Director from June 2025. He joins the Orchestra from Intermusica, where he has been Director, Creative Partnerships & Projects. Prior to […]
The French cellist Astrig Siranossian has posted: ‘Today, at Paris Orly Airport, for a Paris-Berlin flight operated by Transavia, I was sadly surprised to be denied access to the plane with my cello, despite having […]
We hear that two string players in the BBC Philharmonic have been persuaded to take voluntary redundancy after complaining of noise related hearing damage. Both stepped down with reluctance. And neither job is to be […]
