MacDowell Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – a mixed bag
Here we have an enticing new recording of the music of Edward MacDowell on Chandos. And who better to bring it to life like no one else can than John Wilson. Well, the first red […]
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Munich clones a second Simon
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater München has appointed Simon Mack to be professor of music theory. A German-born crossover composer, Mack could be mistaken for a younger version of Munich’s other Simon. New Simon […]
DC orchestra hires Meta hack
The National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC has hired two public-facing faces. Board member David Ginsberg is Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Meta. John Roloff, Vice President of Operations, has been […]
English festival seeks unprofessional musicians
The Buxton Festival is putting out a call for students to form its orchestra. They previously employed the orchestra of Opera North. This is bad practice any way you look at it. The Musicians Union […]
Gustavo Dudamel is 44 today, going grey
The conductor has enjoyed a clear run until now. As music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 18 years he enjoyed the confidence of the musicians and the adulation of a star-struck audience. The […]
Jonas Kaufmann, piano shifter
He tried to lift it, but missed the top notes. Photos from JK’s social media today. The post Jonas Kaufmann, piano shifter appeared first on Slippedisc.
Asmik joins the Lise subs bench
One opera house after another is putting up replacements for Lise Davidsen, who is expecting twins and will be unavailable from March 2025 until the middle of 2026. Barcelona is among thefirst. Asmik Grigorian is […]
Tubin (and friends) at the Royal College of Music
Respighi, Tubin, Falla, Ravel Will Dearden (double-bass); RCM Symphony Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal College of Music, London, 23.01.2025 Respighi Fontane di Roma, P. 106 (1916) Tubin Double-Bass Concerto (1948) Falla El sombrero de […]
Joseph Phibbs’ awesome string quartets
This is a disc I’ve been wanting to review but I’m having a hard time thinking of how to describe it. These 3 String Quartets (#2-4) by English composer Joseph Phibbs, played by the fantastic Piatti Quartet, […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Paul Newman
January 26th is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Newman (1925-2008), American actor, director, racing car driver, entrepreneur and philanthropist. A noted political liberal, Newman was outspoken in support of causes such as […]
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