Vienna parts from unwell British conductor
The Volksoper has made it known that after two and a half years ‘Volksoper Wien and Ben Glassberg have decided to part company.’ Ben Glassberg says: ‘It has been a privilege to be able to […]
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A new work for piano duet: The Clements Prize for Composers 2025
Photo from Art UK Conway Hall Sunday Concerts is inviting young composers to submit a work for piano duet to The Clements Prize 2025. Up to eight submissions will be selected to be performed by […]
%20Britten%20Pears%20Arts%20(1).jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A trio of concerts at this year’s Aldeburgh Festival highlights the diversity of music to be found on the Suffolk coast.")
A trio of concerts at this year’s Aldeburgh Festival highlights the diversity of music to be found on the Suffolk coast.
Edward Gardner & Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra – Aldeburgh Festival (Photo: Britten Pears Arts) Daniel Kidane: Sirens, Mark-Anthony Turnage: Refugee, Nielsen: Symphony No.4; Allan Clayton, Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, cond. Edward […]
Mischa, Martha, Maxim… beat that
The three tremendos at a Hamburg concert last night. The post Mischa, Martha, Maxim… beat that appeared first on Slippedisc.
Four-hand Sacre breaks into Apple chart
The surprise entry in Apple Classical’s global streaming chart this week is Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, in a reduced four-hand piano version, in at #6. Do not try this at home. Here’s the chart, exclusive […]
That was quite a party! Paul Curran’s production of Die Fledermaus at The Grange Festival makes for a terrific evening in the theatre thanks to a brilliant cast
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus – The Grange Festival (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus; Sylvia Schwartz, Andrew Hamilton, Ben McAteer, Ellie Laugharne, Claudia Huckle, Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, Darren Jeffery, Myra DuBois, director: Paul […]
Bocelli in Wimbledon warm-up with top-seed Sinner
The Italian tenor has recorded a smoochy croon with the nation’s heart-throb tennis star, who does not sing. That’ll be love-fifteen. The post Bocelli in Wimbledon warm-up with top-seed Sinner appeared first on […]
Power couple leave US festival
The California summer festival Menlo@music is to lose its founding leadership. David Finckel and Wu Han have let it be known they will retire after the 2026 festival, having given quarter of a century to […]
Modern resonances & musical style: Richard Farnes conducts Verdi’s La traviata at the Grange Festival with Samantha Clarke & Nico Darmanin
Verdi: La Traviata – Samantha Clarke – The Grange Festival (Photo: Richard Hubert Smith) Verdi: La traviata; Samantha Clarke, Nico Darmanin, Dario Solari, Annie Reilly, director: Maxine Braham, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Richard Farnes; The […]
Stuttgart Opera: How we lost our beloved Beate
Artistic Director Viktor Schoner of Stuttgart State Opera has clarified the tragic circumstances of the death of a beloved soprano: Beate Ritter was a member of the Stuttgart State Opera ensemble from 2018 to 2024…. […]
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