Dear Alma, How do I teach a student who’s tone-deaf?
Dear Alma, I am a graduate assistant at a college which offers lessons to any student who signs up. One of my students isn’t exactly tone deaf (she can sing and match pitches), but she […]
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Sheku turns me on to Shostakovich 2
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The second cello concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich has never matched the first in public appeal or soloist appreciation. Premiered on the composer’s sixtieth birthday, at a concert where […]
After the Pope’s funeral…
Try this extraordinary Harmony of the Spheres by the Dutch composer Joep Franssens, a synthesist of choral styles from Bach to Ligeti. Just glorious sounds from the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor […]
Creating a fun day out as well as broadening the mind: Jack Bazalgette on his first Cheltenham Music Festival as artistic director
Jack Bazalgette (Photo: Ehimetalor Unuabona) Jack Bazalgette is perhaps best known as the co-founder and director of through the noise, which since 2020 has programmed more than 130 classical music concerts in non-traditional venues using […]
Bach @ Aix: Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques
Aix en Provence Easter Festival: Bach Anna El-Khashem (soprano); Mari Askvik (alto)l Nick Pritchard (tenor); Adrien Fournaison (bass); Namur Chamber Choir; Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix en Provence, […]
St Paul’s takes on the Sistine Chapel
Allegri’s ‘Miserere’ was reserved for centuries for the Sistine Chapel, until modern media got involved. The post St Paul’s takes on the Sistine Chapel appeared first on Slippedisc.
My violin kid wants to get to Harvard
A delightful and surprising short film. The post My violin kid wants to get to Harvard appeared first on Slippedisc.
Ever heard Bartok play Scarlatti?
You have now. The recording dates from 1929. The post Ever heard Bartok play Scarlatti? appeared first on Slippedisc.
The violin teacher who coughed
From ABC News: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) — Violin teacher Constance Meyer of Beverly Hills had a nagging cough for nearly two years. But a parent of one of her students thought it was something more […]
Alastair Macaulay reviews: A week at Wigmore Hall
Our chief critic has spent his week profitably: by Alastair Macaulay Among London’s several high-prestige concert halls, none matches the Wigmore Hall for its particle gift of wrapping its audience up into its performers’ music-making. […]
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