Photo: Antonio Beato, 19th centuryBrooklyn Museum Greek Songs: Schubert, Loewe, Wolf, Conradin Kreutzer, Ludwig Berger, Shostakovich, Dvorak, Lennox Berkeley, Ravel: Robin Tritschler, Jonathan Ware; Wigmore HallReviewed 8 January 2025 Composers different ideas of Greece from […]
Pierre Boulez – Éclat George Benjamin – Interludes and Aria from ‘Lessons in Love and Violence’ (World Premiere) Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Boulez 100, Rattle 70: both nice and […]
Two of the most captivating violinists that ever drew bow across strings play the Beethoven concerto with the same conductor, the phlegmatic Sir Adrian Boult. Comparison does not get closer. The post Compare and contrast: […]
Newly uploaded, a fabulous account of the first piano trio by Janine Jansen and friends. The post Time for three in Brahms appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz is the latest guest on David Krauss’s Speaking Soundly. David, who is principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, sticks to musicians he knows well. His orchestra is about to play […]
Handel: Messiah – Manchester Baroque at Manchester Cathedral in December 2024 (Photo: Tom Bowles) Continuo Foundation is inviting applications for funding early music concerts, tours and other projects taking place between May and October 2025, […]
There is an open call for composers and performers for a residency programme for 2025. The precept.concept.percept residency focuses on a collaborative creative process where performers and composers work closely together to prepare for a performance at […]
Daniel Harding, a part-time Air France pilot, flew the Santa Cecilia orchstra from Rome to Paris, pausing to take a New York Times crew on board – just for the record. In the cabin, the […]
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in Basle, Freiburg and Lugano this month. Precautions will be tight, especially in the university towns. The post Israel Philharmonic set off on Europe tour appeared first on […]
We hear that the Houston Symphony is about to announce Gary Ginstling as its new CEO. Ginstling’s the one who resigned last July after just a year at the head of the New York Philharmonic. […]
