Sophie Wang, in her third year with the orchestra, has been promoted to associate concertmaster, effectively number three in the violins. She inherit the seat of Alexander Velinzon who was made first associate concertmaster last […]
Portuguese media are reporting that a Maria João Pires concert scheduled for June 18th in Faro has been cancelled due to a ‘slight stroke’, Pires, who turns 81 next month, has also withdrawn from concerts […]
The journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture reports that leafy vegetables can be grown larger and faster if you play them classical music. Bach’s Brandenburg concertos yielded the best results, especially with pak-choi plants. Rock […]
HarrisonParrott has inked a 14 year-old Finnish schoolgirl, Lilja Haatainen, who plays the violin. She has already played concertos with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Finnish Chamber Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, […]
The Music Academy of the West has just bought itself a plot for a year-round Music Education Center. The purchase was facilitated by a $20 million gift from Cheryl Goldberg (pictured), in memory of her […]
The seasoned Korean conductor Han-Na Chang was due to make her first appearance with the Amsterdam orchestra in 2020, when Covid lockdown forced a posatponement. It has taken the Dutch five years to re-engage her, […]
Henry VIII on Tour: music from Tudor Royal Progresses – William Cornysh, William Rasar, John Redford, Dionisius Prioris, Philippe Verdelot, Philip van Wilder, John White, William More, Robert Cowper, John Tavener, Henry VIII; Ensemble Pro Victoria, […]
The mounting costs of a pianist turning his recital into a pro-Gaza show have been revealed in the annual accounts of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra cancelled Jayson Gillham’s next event, a matter which […]
The seventh Summer Music in City Churches returns to the City of London from 18 to 27 June, celebrating choral music in the City’s churches, with music in St Giles Cripplegate, St Mary Abchurch, St James […]
Here’s this week global streaming top 10 from Apple Classical, exclusive to slippedosc.com. Three Bachs out of ten. Are people listening to the music, or snoozing? 1 Bach: The 6 English Suites Francesco Tristano 2 […]
