We have been informed of the death of Bernard Garfield, principal bassoon for 43 years of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He passed away at home on April 29, 2025 in Haddonfield, NJ.
After freelancing in New York, in 1957 Bernie was selected by Eugene Ormandy, without audition, to be principal bassoonist.
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Opera Theater of St. Louis has named international soprano Patricia Racette as its next artistic director. Racette, 59, is still singing major roles in Italy. The post St Louis picks Patricia appeared first on Slippedisc.
Schubert at the Wigmore Hall One of my best Christmas presents this year came from Wigmore Hall which made this beautiful selection of sublime songs available to us, the audience, free, this week. The live […]
They have lost a good music director and can’t land another. So who jumps in? Reveal here. Have they got a drinking problem, too? Concert-only guests (21+) are invited to a complimentary preconcert reception featuring […]
.jpeg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "A sonic portrait of British Jewish families: composer Na'ama Zisser on the JMI Archive")
