Dear Alma, I am a singer in Washington, DC, and I was very disappointed that the Kennedy Center has announced it has cancelled an upcoming performance featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. This […]
NPR reports that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was evacuated yesterday following a phoned-in bomb threat. The threat was aimed at Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe linked to the religious […]
Edward Dick’s production of Puccini’s Tosca with Robert Hayward as Scarpia at Opera North in 2023 (Photo: James Glossop) Welsh National Opera celebrates its 80th anniversary during the 2024/25 season and whilst the current financial climate […]
Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949) was a composition student of Dvořák. His music blends folk music with a late-Romantic opulence which can include hits of Impressionism. It is a fascinating mix which nevertheless always seems to keep […]
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Violinist Janine Jansen led a terrific International Chamber Music Festival last month in Utrecht, Netherlands. So many of you enjoyed her group’s Schubert Octet a couple of weeks ago that […]
The violinist Hilary Hahn has announced her return next Wednesday after a seven-month lay-off with a trapped nerve. She has announced her resumption in the past hour. I’m thrilled to return to the stage with […]
The violinist Pekka Kuusisto has made known the death of his father today. Ilkka Kuusisto, a hugely versatile influence in Finnish music, was 91 years old. He composed 18 operas, of which the The Moomin […]
Backstage, last night, the pianist took the plunge. The post What Yuja wore at Carnegie Hall appeared first on Slippedisc.
This was posted today by UK Gov: Open call for evidence Arts Council England review – Lead Reviewer and Advisory Panel members Lead Reviewer The Rt Hon the Baroness Margaret Hodge of Barking DBE Advisory […]
The former music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, which resides at the Kennedy Center, has responded to a Washington Post article criticising President Trump’s takeover. Slatkin writes: ‘I am reminded of what Leonard Bernstein […]
