Cellists of the Berlin Pihilharmonic mourn a member
The Berlin University of the Arts has made known the death of its former cello professor Markus Nyikos, who died last month at the age of 76. Principal cellist of Festival Strings Lucerne and a […]
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Two emergent talents north of the border
The Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer is the biggest music prize in Canada, worth C$125,000. The latest winners are mezzo-Soprano Kristin Hoff, founder of the Montreal contemporary company Musique 3 Femmes and pianist Meagan Milatz, co-founder […]
Anna Lapwood resigns
The Tik-tok organist has given up her position as Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, in order to spend more time at the organ. The College says: Anna Lapwood MBE will step down as […]
Watch: Yuja goes Blue
Just before 1:09 in this newly uploaded video, Yuja Wang gives her take on Rhapsody in Blue. She is supposed to be leading the orchestra but takes the main cues from its soloists. See what […]
Renowned soprano, RIP
The death has been announced of the Swiss soprano Edith Mathis, one of the most recorded artists of her time. She died on Sunday, two days short of her 86th birthday. Born in Lucerne, she […]
A piano legend died today
The great Italian pianist Maria Tipo died this morning in Florence, in her daughter Alina’s arms. Maria was 93. Winner of the 1949 Geneva Competition, she went on to play with many of the world’s […]
It’s Yuja’s birthday today
She’s…. ok, so you guess. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yuja Wang (@yujawang.official) The post It’s Yuja’s birthday today appeared first on Slippedisc.
Just in: Chailly drops out of La Scala tour
Riccardo Chailly, unwell, has pulled out of a European tour with the orchestra of La Scala, Milan. His replacement is Lorenzoi Viotti. We send speedy recovery wishes to Riccardo. press release: There has been a […]
What happened to a Strad between death and sale
Message from Brooline, Mass., violin dealer Christopher Reuning: My take on the sale of the Joachim, Ma Stradivari sold at Sotheby’s: The hammer price of $10M may have been well below the over hyped publicity […]
Verdi Requiem will mark 80 years since the bombing of Dresden
Daniele Gatti will conduct an anniversary performance of Verdi’s Requiem, eighty years after the destruction of the city where he is now chief conductor. Press release: The raid on 13 and 14 February 1945 that […]
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