The conductor takes time out in Berlin to talk through his first performance of Janacek’s comic opera with its leading singer Peter Hoare.
In true Broucek fashion, they have a beer and bratwurst. The beer, we hear, was 0% alc. The brat, at least, was non-vegan.
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Splendid performance this month by Alexandre Kantorow with conductor Cristian Macelaru and French Radio orchestra. The post Chopin 2? So good … appeared first on Slippedisc.
Chicago readers report that George Freeman has left us. He may have been the last surviving person to have performed and recorded with Charlie Parker. George played with most other greats and recorded many albums, […]
From the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, in Ohio: Sergey Bogza, Music Director of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra (YSO) since July 1, 2024, has resigned as of November 7, 2024, due to “personal, health, and family reasons”. […]
