Sunwook Kim & Chamber Orchestra of Europe – Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul (Photo: Wonhee Lee/Lotte Concert Hall) Anna Clyne: Stride, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Rondino in E flat, Piano Concerto N. 4; Sunwook Kim, […]
This is Deutsche Grammophon promo for her forthcoming Shostakovich album. It must be shorter than the last one. The post Yuja’s cutting it short appeared first on Slippedisc.
By Barry Lenson Sean Hickey’s epic solo piano work, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, in eight sections, is based on the book of the same name, written by Noah Harari. Sean’s Sapiens is played […]
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro – Sarasota Opera, 2025 – (Photo: Robert Millington for Sarasota Opera) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, Verdi: Stiffelio, Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci: Sarasota Opera; […]
This is a decades-long alliance the has resulted in.plethora of marvels. They have played together for some 40 years; and the disc was issued prior to Stott’s retirement from the concert platform. Here’s a seven-minute […]
The Czech composer is known chiefly as a prophet of microtonality. So how do you play him on a piano, with only whole abd half tones? Here’s how. Sounds a bit honky-tonk. The record is […]
For the first time since it foundation in 1808, the Prague Conservatory is to be run by a woman. Dr. Veronika Höslová came top out of 14 candidates to be named director. She succeeds, among […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: If you are looking for neglected stocks in these shaky times, you could do worse than sink a pair of ears into the music of Paul Ben-Haim. It […]
Metamorphosen, for strings alone, contemplates the world after the end of his world, in 1945. The post 80 years ago: Richard Strauss surveys his country’s ruin appeared first on Slippedisc.
Martin Hébert is stepping down after 19 years as Principal Oboe of the Oregon Symphony. His replacement will be Harrison Linsey of the National Symphony Orchestra. Not a bad time for a musician to be […]
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