Musicians in Cologne’s Gurzenich orchestra have been told that the contract of their French chief conductor, François-Xavier Roth, will be ended this month, a year ahead of schedule.
Roth, 52, has gone into purdah after being accused of sending unwanted pictures to female orchestra players.
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The all-controlling head of the Mariinsky and Bolshoi theatres has complained that facilities in Moscow are inadequate for his company. He told a press conference: ‘The Bolshoi Theatre teams, in my view, (…) need new […]
The versatile German mezzo-soprano is midway through her second career as an opera and festival director. She has engagements until 2029 and has not completely given up thought of singing again, she says. The Lebrecht […]
They have just posted a Bruckner piece conducted by Choir Director Jonathan Sells. See for yourselves. The post How the Monteverdi Choir sounds without Gardiner appeared first on Slippedisc.
