The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009. The post Swiss orchestra drops baton appeared first on Slippedisc.
The general music director of Bavarian State Opera has said he’s grateful for yesterday’s two-year contract extension, but he won’t stay on in any circumstances beyond 2028. Jurowski, 52, told BR: ‘I think seven years […]
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Odaline de la Martinez Composer/conductor Odaline de la Martinez celebrates her 75th birthday this Autumn, and is doing so in a typically dynamic fashion with a return of her London Festival of American Music that […]
Pictures have been posted of the Intonations chamber music festival staged at Kühlhaus Berlin by Elena Bashkirova, who is married to Daniel Barenboim. Participants included Elisabeth Leonskaja, Igor Levit, Yulianna Avdeeva, Mohamed Hiber, Mihaela Martin, […]
Comment of the day: I’d suggest that anyone who can possibly go, you should attend evensong on Sunday 14th July at 3.30pm. I reckon Andy might play the final voluntary. It is the final service […]
One wonders why. Why record more Mozart symphonies? What’s special about these that merits a recording of them? Seriously, BIS – a clarinet player who has decided he wants to be a conductor and you’re […]
After months of politically stirred speculation, the Bavarian government this morning awarded new contracts to Serge Dorny and Vladimir Jurowski as intendant and GMD of Bavarian State Opera. Dorny, 62, gets five more years, Jurowski, […]
Intermusica has appointed Nathan Morrison to be Head of Vocal & Opera in place of Julia Maynard. Julia will also step down as Deputy Chief Executive but, it is said, will continue ‘her close involvement […]
The Head of Strings at Latymer Upper School will stand trial at the City of London Magistrates Court in September, accused of stalking an instrument dealer, which she denies. Helen Neilson is alleged to have […]
Italy’s only aircraft carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, is planning to stage an opera on deck. Singers will make their entrance by helicopter. Read here. The post Madama Butterfly on a battleship appeared first on Slippedisc.
