Zubin Mehta: I watch cricket all the time
The conductor, 88, on a visit to India, has been talking about the things he misses about the country. ‘I watch cricket all the time. Although I don’t have a favourite, I have of course […]
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Orchestra jams Birmingham station
On the busiest weekend of the summer, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra brought its branded concept of joy to New Street Station. By the look of it, business stalled at Pret. The post […]
Brutal death of noted French bassoonist, 57
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo has issued this statement: It is with great sadness that we learned of the brutal death of Franck Lavogez, solo bassist of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, which occurred on August […]
To Lviv with Love: Paul Mann combines conducting in the Ukraine with investigating neglected composers for Toccata Classics, including the Swiss composer Richard Flury
Paul Mann British conductor Paul Mann is the principal guest conductor of Lviv National Philharmonic (based in Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine) and has a significant discography with Toccata Classics recording undeservedly forgotten […]
Sent from above: Capuçon’s Fauré
71 minutes of Fauré. Heaven. Renaud Capuçon maximises his association with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. begins with something of a miracle: Capuçon dares to begin with the one movement we have of a […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – National Theatre
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – National Theatre Click here for tickets We think we know who the Brontes were, right? Three sad spinsters with a martinet father and an alcoholic brother, marooned in a […]
Two Vienna Philharmonic members retire
message received: As our residency in Salzburg comes to an end this week, bassoonist Štěpán Turnovský and trumpet player Reinhold Ambros will retire on September 1. Chairman Daniel Froschauer expressed gratitude to our esteemed orchestra […]
Israeli music critic dies
The veteran music critic of the Yediot Acharonot newspaper, Dr Hanoch Ron, died last week. He was 88. Hanich was feared early on for his fierce personal prejudices. But he mellowed with age, like so […]
Prom 52: Intelligent, vivid & satisfying account of Bizet’s Carmen from Rihab Chaied, Evan LeRoy Johnson & Anja Bihlmaier at Glyndebourne’s visit to the BBC Proms
Bizet: Carmen – Rihab Chaieb, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anja Bihlmaier – Glyndebourne Festival at BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Andy Paradise ) Bizet: Carmen; Rihab Chaied, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Lukasz Goliński, Janai […]
The ultimate refugee composer
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Don’t try to pin an adjective to Gerhard: he transcends them all. The son of a Swiss-German father and an Alsatian mother, born in Spanish Catalonia, he studied […]
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