Tarmo: How I look so young
The rising Finn, Tarmo Peltokowski, has been sharing pictures of himself as a kid in an interview with Deutsche Welle. His candour is unusual. Watch: The post Tarmo: How I look so young appeared […]
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A school trip with a difference: the Richard Shephard Music Foundation celebrates Make Music Day in York
The Yorkshire region has a rich musical history from the Arctic Monkeys to the Minster Choir, film composer John Barry to the National Centre for Early Music. But like many people and organisations, Richard Shephard Music Foundation […]
Ruth Leon recommends… San Francisco Opera livestream
San Francisco Opera livestreams Click here for tickets The San Francisco Opera is livestreaming one performance of each of its operas during its Summer Season starting with Innocence, an opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saaariaho. It takes […]
John Nelson conducts Mozart
There is something very special about John Nelson. His work at Strasbourg has regularly transformed that orchestra into a world-class ensemble; his Berlioz recordings are as important as Sir Colin Davis’, and yet they have […]
A woman’s work in music
We’re sitting here enraptured by music of the Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova, championed by the Halle orchestra. Tabakova, 44, pursues her own pathways in tonal harmony, impervious to fashions and musical politics. Listen. The post […]
An undeniable gift for melody: Charles Mauleverer’s Overture
Charles Mauleverer: Overture; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lee Reynolds, Prague Symphonic Ensemble, Jérôme Kuhn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Vogel; WotunoReviewed 11 June 2024 Ten short orchestral pieces by film composer Charles Mauleverer, spanning some […]
You can now watch opera with Braille surtitles
New Zealand Opera’s general director, Brad Cohen, has devised a way to send simultaneous texts to braille-reading machines for audience members who have trouble reading the surtitles above the stage. A small step, but life […]
Bartok gets the Levit treatment
Some curious expressions in a newly uploaded Bartok concertto featuring the winner of the German National award. The post Bartok gets the Levit treatment appeared first on Slippedisc.
Two top violinists drop out
Hilary Hahn is unwell: ‘I’m saddened to report that I’m not yet well enough to travel, so my recital in Chicago is postponed until further notice.’ She is due in Brazil at the end of […]
Don’t hold breath: Munich will get new concert hall ‘by 2036’
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder promised today in Cabinet that ‘the goal (of a new hall) will be successful by 2036.’ Cost projections, he said, have been halved – from one billion Euros to just […]
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