classical music

The firm says it is discontinuing Model K, which dates back to 1904. They say pedal technology has improved in the past five years. Read here. The post Steinway scraps upright after 120 years appeared […]

In the thick of Covid, Russian-trained singers who had taken up cantor positions in the US put together this historic polyglot document. The post A Hebrew prayer, in Russian and English appeared first on Slippedisc.

Project Manager at the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, based in Berlin, 20-30 hours a week: Do you love working in an international classical music environment? Is keeping several balls in the air at once a challenge […]

Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang has received the long-term use of the 1702 ‘Thunis’ Stradivarius, once owned by the widow of Eugène Ysaye. The loan was made by Kia Motors, for whom Kang now acts as a […]

Scientists at King’s College London believe they can accurately predict changes in musicians’ heart rates while playing. The experiment collected data on the heart rates of musicians playing the Andante con moto from Schubert’s Trio […]

The Cathedral in Regensburg, home of the last Pope, allowed girls into its choir for the first time this week. The post The first girls in Regensburg appeared first on Slippedisc.

Powell v Charisse A delicious rivalry has emerged among my dance-mad readers following my assertion that Eleanor Powell was the greatest movie tap dancer of all time, Fred Astaire included. Outrage in the ranks! What […]

During Covid, a group of synagogue cantors segued the Leonard Cohen song back into its New Year original. The soloist Julia Danielle Smulson is a real jazz talent, winner of an Ella Fitzgerald award. The […]