The King’s are now kings plus two
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: In a world of mounting uncertainty, it’s a relief to find the King’s Singers are still around. The novelty of their act might have worn off since that […]
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Two violas: Peter Mallinson on exploring the surprisingly fertile ground of music for two violas with fellow viola player Matthias Wiesner
Matthias Wiesner, Lynn Arnold & Peter Mallinson recording Two Violas: Regeneration at St Peter’s Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent in 2024 Viola players Peter Mallinson and Matthias Wiesner have been exploring the perhaps surprising yet remarkably […]
The return of Alpesh Chauhan: fine Tchaikovsky on Chandos
The first disc of Alpesh Chauhn’s Tchaikovsky series on Chandos with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was well received critically, including here at Classical Explorer. Here’s the promo video for Volume Two: The disc begins […]
Now THIS is Ligeti!
Here we have another group bursting onto the scene with a new recording of the Ligeti String Quartets. After having been thoroughly bowled over a couple years ago with the Quatuor Diotima playing these amazing […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Uncle Vanya with Toby Jones… Vanya with Andrew Scott
Chekhov Click here for Toby Jones Click here for Andrew Scott There have been many productions of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya since its premiere at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899. Here are two recent versions for […]
How to build a modern concert programme
Check out this SWR event with Ingo Metzmacher and Patricia Kopatchinskaja. It respects the audience’s intelligence, taste and humour. György Ligeti: Lontano Dmitri Shostakovitch: 1st violin concerto György Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre Karl Amadeus […]
Watch: William Christie’s big night
40 years of Les Arts Florisants – a masterclass in period practice. The post Watch: William Christie’s big night appeared first on Slippedisc.
Watch out – there’s a violin thief about
Message from Emma Schul in south London: After many years together, my lovely violin was stolen from my car last Saturday (15/2/2025) in Croydon. It has a very distinctive medallion carved on the back (see […]
A music director at the Spanish extreme
The Orquesta de Extremadura, serving Spain’s poorest region on the border with Portugal, has chosen Roberto Forés Veses as its new artistic director. Valencia born, he was previously at the Orchestre national d’Auvergne in France. […]
Five Kims at the next Queen Elisabeth contest
The prestigious Brussels piano competition has selected 70 pianists out of 289 applicants. Koreans predominate. There are five with the surname Kim, two Suns, a Moon, a Shin, a Lee, a Hwang, a Bae and […]
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