This is the official blessing for the reopening of the great organ of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
Not everyone was impressed by the esoteric repertoire, least of all some world leaders. Here’s a reasoned critique.
Personally, I quite liked the Erik Satie playout riff:
And this was the best: Dudamel conducting the Saint-Saens 3rd symphony finale, with organ obbligato.
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The latest musicians to win public auditions for management are: Amiri Harewood (piano, pictured) Fibonacci Quartet (string quartet) James Morley (cello) The post Concert Artists/YCAT take on 3 more appeared first on Slippedisc.
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am a retired public music teacher in a mid-sized town. My local orchestra programs quite a bit of the old stuffy repertoire, and I like to bring the […]
Steve Custer, who has died aged 81, won an LA Phil audition with Zubin Mehta in 1974 and played in the cello section until 2010. He appeared in more than 5,000 concerts following the batons […]
