Something to wear to the opera?
Covent Garden is selling old costumes from its scenery store in Aberdare, south Wales. The store is open February 1-2. Admission is almost sold out. Try here for remaining free tickets. Prices range from £1 […]
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Singapore’s next chief is… a Finn
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra has chosen Hannu Lintu as its next music director, starting mid-2026. He succeeds Hans Graf, who is giving up after six years. Lintu, 57,is former Chief Conductor of Finnish National Opera […]
The ‘other’ Scarlatti: Francesco, and the lions’ den
Francesco Scarlatti (ed. Webber)– Il Daniele nel lago de’ Leoni. Handel – Dicit Dominus, HWV 232. Armonico Consort;, Christopher Monks (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London, 10 January 2025 The rarest of the rare, perhaps, here: an oratorio […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Brilliance in Bloom – Sotheby’s
The painter Jan Breugel the Elder died 400 years ago this week, on Jan 13, 1625, aged about 47. Son of Pieter Breugel, brother of Pieter Breugel the Younger, and father of, not surprisingly, Jan […]
Rachmaninoff’s last active pupil is 100 today
Raise a breakfast coffee to Ruth Slenczynska, still playing on her 100th birthday. She first played with orchestra in Paris 93 years ago. Her teachers were Artur Schnabel, Egon Petri, Alfred Cortot, Josef Hofmann, and […]
Yale chorus hires Norway footballer
Yale School of Music has appointed Grete Pedersen as principal conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum and professor in the practice of conducting at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Pedersen, 64, has been artistic director […]
Death of Ysaye Quartet cellist
We have been informed of the passing of Michel Poulet, cellist of the Ysaye Quartet, which disbanded in 2014. Poulet went on to teach at the Conservatoire in Toulouse. The post Death of Ysaye Quartet […]
Just in: New boss at Hohens
Canada’s Honens International Piano Competition has named Amanda Smith as prez and CEO. She has already depped in those roles since John Kieser abruptly quit in November. Away from Honens, Smith is a Board Director […]
A sick baritone is feeling much better
Ludovic Tézier, who ducked out of the Paris Rheingold on the 29th of this month, is jumping in at Munich that same night. That looks a bit odd. Here’s the Munich statement: UN BALLO IN […]
It pays to get new glasses in Berlin
From Ulla Miilmann, principal flute of Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra: First day of touring with Danish National Symphony Orchestra and I forget my orchestra reading glasses. I go into a random optometrist shop and explain […]
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