classical music

Russian websites have uncovered a new contract for an unnamed conductor at the Bolshoi. The contract, running from from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, is worth one million rubles a year,. At present […]

Based on author Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse, Eugene Onegin had its world premiere in 1879. The opera was ground breaking for its time: instead of focusing on fast-paced, dramatic events, Eugene Onegin describes the inner worlds of […]

The Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv, newly appointed principal guest conductor of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, has dedicated her forst concert to the Austrian-Jewish writer Joseph Roth, like herself born in the border town of Brody. […]

Flight into Egypt  Akili Tommasino, Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Met Museum in New York, artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Fred Wilson, take us on a virtual tour of […]

The Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos is to be professor of violin at the Basel Academy of Music from next September. Kavakos, 57, has given masterclasses in various academies but has not held a post before. […]

Hamburg State Opera has chosen Armand Djikoloum to give its tuning ‘A’. Born in France, Armand has given recent recital tours in Scotland and England. The post Hamburg names principal oboe appeared first on Slippedisc.

Orchestra musicians at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have posted this picture of their cello section last night. No men to draw a bow. They’ll be rubbing their eyes in the Vienna Philharmonic. The […]

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