The name of the next music director will be announced in the course of today.
Daniele Gatti has been the favoured candidate of the Mayor of Milan and of the company’s Sovrintendente Fortunato Ortombina.
However, the Meloni government is signalling its support for a different candidate – the Korean, Myung Whun Chung.
All will soon be resolved.
The post La Scala expects white smoke today appeared first on Slippedisc.
Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall will reopen tomorrow after three years of refurbishment. Designed by Alvar Aalto, the landmark venue has been reconfigured as an all-day venue, with restaurants and other facilities, including two Aalto-designed apartments for […]
By Barry Lenson Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was born on September 25, 1906, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory at 13, where he studied composition with Alexander Glazunov. Shostakovich spent his life […]
An open statement by oboist Mary Gilbert: After 26 years I have decided to leave Northern Ballet, or told them I never want to work there again. Being a professionally musician should be a joyous […]
