Two leading French saxophonists have died almost simultaneously. The renowned classical player Jean-Marie Londeix passed away in the early hours of Monday morning at the age of 92. He championed contemporary composers, among them Olivier […]
From an interview last night with Jefferson Public Radio in southern Oregon: Q: President Trump said no more drag shows or other anti-American propaganda at the Kennedy Center. Alsop: I’m not really privy to sort of […]
Haydn, Mahler/Schnittke, Tchaikovsky Alena Baeva (violin); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber. (conductor/harpsichord/piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 01.03.2025 Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor, ‘La Passione’ (1768) Mahler/Schnittke Piano Quartet (1878/1988, arr. Wellber/Kagarlitsky, 2024) Tchaikovsky Violin […]
David Butt Philip, Alison Langer, St Paul’s Opera chorus at the David Butt Philip & Friends gala in 2024St Paul’s Church (Photo: Craig Fuller Photography) My local opera company, St Paul’s Opera will be welcoming […]
Sergei Prokofiev Click here to subscribe A musical genius with human failings…both sides of this prolific composer are revealed in this striking account of his 1936 return to Russia and its tragic consequences. Director Oliver […]
The opening of Jake Heggie’s opera Moby Dick at the Metropolitan Opera was sufficiently newsworthy for the London Times to commission a first-night review from Kevin Ng. The article went on line at lunchtime, London […]
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The Aizuri Quartet, a major sponsor of new works, has let it be known it’s giving its last concert next month, in New York. The quartet, founder in 2012, consists of violinists Emma Frucht and […]
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has appointed Marta Krechkovsky Assistant Concertmaster. She has been playing in the orchestra for the past six months. Marta began studying violin at six with her father, Orest Krechkovsky. At Juilliard […]
A court in South Carolina has found Zachary David Hughes guilty of murdering Christina Parcell, 41, in October 2021. Hughes, 32, is a Juilliard graduate who studied with Jerome Lowenthal. He was resident pianist with […]
