To mark its 25th anniversary, the Dresden Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by a robot in a new work at the Hellerau Festival Hall in October.
According to the orchestra, the rhythmic subtlety and cross-tempos of “#kreuzknoten” by Wieland Reissmann cannot be conducted by a human. It requires three arms to achieve the more complex passages.
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Agnes Baltsa, who turned 80 this week,was snapoped up by Karajan for Vienna and Salzburg at the age of 25. She became the foremost Carmen of her time, but she learned very quickly to manage […]
The French violinist Renaud Capucon carried the Olympic torch at Niort yesterday on its latest leg towards Paris. The post Violinist carries torch appeared first on Slippedisc.
The season announcement by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra marks a significant change of tone. Instead of flagging up the names of visiting stars, the BSO promises ‘ a new artistic team (pic) and a raft […]
