A right royal wave
King Charles III came on stage last night at Covent Garden to bid farewell to Antonio Pappano after 22 years as music director of the Royal Opera. It was a rare, personal and highly welcome […]
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So is the Concertgebouw safe enouw?
The University of Amsterdam is due to reopen today after violent demonstrations over the Gaza war caused 1.5 million Euros worth of damage. The Concertgebouw, which cancelled two concerts by the Jerusalem Quartet, fearing for […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Lenore Piano Trio – Wigmore Hall
Lenore Piano Trio – Wigmore Hall Click here for tickets (£20 each) The Kindertransport was a unique humanitarian rescue programme which ran between November 1938 and September 1939. Approximately 10,000 children, the majority of whom […]
Dear Alma, I want to take over an agency but might lose out
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been working at the same agency for 10 years, and find it challenging and interesting. My boss is nearing retirement age, and I am very much hoping […]
More Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in the rare 1872 version
Until now, if one comes across Bruckner’s Second Symphony – a less likely scenario than encountering No. 3 – it would be in the 1877 version. Here is the 1872 score, almost unperformed but heard […]
Shock result: Canadian wins Montreal
As predicted, the Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has won the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). He takes home a cash prize of C$30,000 offered by the city of Montréal and a development grant of […]
What is ‘ethnically-led’ Wagner?
You are about to find out. From the press release: …Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) comes to The Bradshaw Hall at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire this July. In what is believed to be the […]
Concertmaster steps down
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has bestowed the title Emeritus on its concertmaster for 31 years, Vahn Armstrong. Vahn will move sideways to occupy the third chair of the First Violin section. The post Concertmaster steps […]
All’s quiet at the Concertgebouw tonight
The RCO concert passed conducted by Semyon Bychkov without incident. The only unusual aspect was the both managers – orchestra (Dominik Winterling) and venue (Simon Reinink)- made themselves visible. Reinink, 58, is the one who […]
‘My Carmen shows solidarity among women’
A curious approach from mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, who sings Carmen in the new Glyndebourne production: ‘She is a freedom fighter, but I also perceive her as a true feminist. For example, in the fight scene […]
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