The serene and much-recorded Polish concert and opera singer Jadwiga Rappé died this weekend. She performed in most major venues and appeared on 56 recordings, including Wagner with Bernard Haitink and works of Lutoslawski and Penderecki with the composers.
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It’s the fourth, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Odesa. Hobart Earle conducts the Odesa Philharmonic. The post Watch: A Bruckner symphony in wartorn Odesa appeared first on Slippedisc.
The orchestra and its music director Thomas Søndergård have chosen James Vaughen as principal trumpet, succeeding Manny Laureano who is retiring after 44 years. Vaughen, 25, is presently assistant principal trumpet at the Detroit Symphony […]
Song in the City’s Creative Minds in Song Song in the City is an artist-led charity directed by Gavin Roberts and Rebecca Cohen that aims to take classical music out of its comfort zone, using the […]
