Dear Alma, I’m being asked to favour a male
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I am a member of a small vocal group. One of our administrative staff has just left for another job, and I am a member of the selection […]
classical music
Warsaw picks Slovak to run national opera
The next director of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw is to be the stage designer Boris Kudlička, a regular participant in its productions for 30 years. Kudlička, 53, worked with outgoing director Mariusz Treliński […]
Watch: A quiet chat with Igor Stravinsky
Who knew this was online? The post Watch: A quiet chat with Igor Stravinsky appeared first on Slippedisc.
Martha becomes a knight of Romania
The conductorIon Marin, Honorary Consul of Romania in Switzerland, has awarded the Faithful Service Order in the rank of Grand Officer to the pianist Martha Argerich on behalf of the Romanian Presidency. Madame Argerich emphasized […]
Telling a musical story: violinist James Ehnes on the challenges and rewards of his new recording of Bach’s violin concertos with Canada’s NAC Orchestra
James Ehnes & NAC Orchestra – National Arts Centre, Canada (Photo: Curtis Perry) Violinist James Ehnes has a long relationship with Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra having made his debut with them in 1993, […]
The London Philharmonic shine in Lyatoshynsky
Prokofiev, Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov), Lyatoshynsky. Matthew Rose (bass); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2025 Prokofiev Selection from Semyon Kotko, Op. 81bis (1938-9/1943) Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov) Songs and Dances of Death (arr. […]
Playing Persian at the New York Philharmonic
The latest David Krauss interview on Speaking Soundly: Grammy Award winner Kayhan Kalhor is a virtuoso of the kamancheh, the Persian predecessor to the violin. He sits down with David to talk about the origins […]
Album of the week? This might be our album of the year
From the Lebrecht Album of the Month It may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the Year, but I’ll be very surprised if any release in the next […]
Charlie Parker guitarist dies at 97
Chicago readers report that George Freeman has left us. He may have been the last surviving person to have performed and recorded with Charlie Parker. George played with most other greats and recorded many albums, […]
Living Voices: ten new choral works by Russell Hepplewhite setting contemporary poetic responses to our world today
I first came across Russell Hepplewhite‘s work in 2013 when English Touring Opera (ETO) performed the award-winning Laika the Spacedog. He went on to write more for ETO and for companies such as London Youth […]
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