The annual Wiener Philharmoniker concert in the idyllic surroundings of Schönbrunn Palace (Schloß Schönbrunn) is a much-anticipated event. It is released annually by Sony, and the last one covered by Classical Explorer was the 2021 […]
This week’s free Opera of the Week on slippedisc.com courtesy of OperaVision,is Il barbiere di Siviglia from Stockholm. Inspired by commedia dell’arte, this production of Rossini’s comic masterpiece from Royal Swedish Opera is not only […]
Two and a half years since the conductor Vasily Petrenko left Russia over the Putin invasion of Ukraine, the authorities have finally replaced him at the head of the Svetlanov symphony Orchestra. The new baton […]
We have received this message from the co-chair of the Camden branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Dear Mr Lebrecht I’m an admirer of your Slipped Disc news outlet but I’m writing now to let […]
I cannot remember an instance when a major festival ordered its entire chorus to reaudition. The Bayreuth press office, however, insists it is entirely routine. Anyone who would like to continue singing in the choir […]
Music of the homeland featured at this Czech Philharmonic Prom: Dvořák and Suk, two core Czech composers themselves bound by a familial link: Suk married Dvořák’s daughter Otilie, in 1898. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is […]
I loved Sami Junnonen’s earlier recording on the Resonus label of Mozart’s Flute Quartets with members of Chamber Domaine. So I was eager to hear him tackle some difficult contemporary flute repertoire. What a striking […]
In April this year, Graham Ross directed the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 at Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square). The performance featured the English […]
This is the letter that went out to professors and employees at the Cleveland Institute of Music, telling them their pay and jobs are to be cut while the boss Paul Hogle (pic) takes home […]
From the nation’s leading orchestra of substitutes: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons Appoint Alexander Velinzon as New First Associate Concertmaster. A BSO Member Since 2000, Velinzon Has Been Associate Concertmaster Since 2015. Velinzon Will […]
