Croats mourn doyen pianist, 87
The Zagreb pianist and professor Vladimir Krpan, a noted Beethoven specialist, has died at an advanced age. Krpan founded the piano school in Skopje and from 1971 to 2008 he was professor and head of […]
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Formative US conductor dies, 85
The conductor Daniel Lipton, founder of Opera Bogotá in Colombia and opera Ontario in Canada, has died in reitrement in Tampa, Florida. Born in Paris to refugee parents, Lipton was General Music Director in Dessau, […]
Exclusive: Sacked Juilliard prof is back on track
It is three years this month since Julian Wachner was fired as director of music at Trinity Church Wall Street, following a single allegation of sexual misconduct. Wachner was also dismissed from his teaching post […]
A very personal vision indeed: Mats Lidström in Bach’s Cello Suites as part of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Bach Mendelssohn Festival
Title page of Anna Magdalena Bach’s manuscript: Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, Cello Suite No. 6 in D […]
UK composer wins Oscar
Best film score award last night went to Daniel Blumberg for his music for Brady Corbet’s film The Brutalist. Blumberg, 34, is a former frontman of the rock band, Yuck. He’s a Londoner who grew […]
More Geminiani: Cello Sonatas
We previously met Lucca-born Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) on a disc on Glossa’s “Cabinet” label, a set of superb performance software the composer’s Op. 2 Concerti grossi. That was in 2020, and revisiting the disc, the […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy
Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy This clip needs no introduction. Perhaps the most incongruous pairing ever captured on video, a love duet between Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy singing Baby It’s Cold Outside. Nureyev doesn’t need to pantomime discomfort, he […]
Melbourne takes concertmaster from Cologne
Message received: The MSO is thrilled to announce that German-based Australian violinist Natalie Chee will join the MSO as our next Concertmaster, commencing January 2026. Natalie has been Concertmaster of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne […]
Italian music scholar, 84
The Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena mourns the passing of Cesare Orselli, illustrious musicologist and university professor. He was the author of works on Boito, Brahms, Mascagni and Richard Strauss. The post Italian music scholar, […]
VOCES8 hires American replacement
The British a capella octet, shaken by the withdrawal of Andrea Haines, have replaced her with a US visitor: We are thrilled to announce that Savannah Porter will be joining VOCES8 as Andrea’s successor. Savannah […]
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