The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing has promoted Li Zhe from concertmaster to executive director ot its orchestra. Li Zhe, 47, studied at the Guildhall in London and holds Canadian citizenship. The […]
The winner of the 31st Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland, is Paul Lecocq. US born, he studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. The post French […]
Dear Alma, I am in a master’s program (4 semesters total), and my professor just announced her sabbatical for all of next semester. This was not communicated at the time of application or at all […]
Make ‘Em Laugh – Donald O’Connor There’s lots of competition for the greatest dancers in movies – think Gene Kelly, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire – and many for the funniest scenes – think Marx Brothers, […]
It’s the 150th anniversary of Pierre Monteux (1875-1964), and this celebration presents a performance from London’s Festival Hall in 1961 of works by Debussy and Sravinsky, as broadcast on what was then the BBC Home […]
I’ve been noticing over the past couple of years the steady increase in the price of CDs – and over just the past year or two, the skyrocketing price of CDs. One notable example is […]
The well-known singer and voice professor Dominik Wortig died yesterday after a traffic accident. His death was made known today by his husband, the tenor Boris Leisenheimer. A soloist at Theater Hagen, Wortig performed also […]
The Dutchman Arjan Tien has been named Principal Conductor of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, starting next year. He has also been appointed Associate Professor of music at the Stellenbosch University. Tien, 57, is presently […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The first thing anyone learns about Galina Ustvolskaya is that her composition teacher, Dmitri Shostakovich, asked to marry her in the early 1950s. She rejected him, saying once […]
From Fabio Luisi: It is not a question of age, but a question of health. Maestro Blomstedt is the perfect example. I would like to remember my teacher, Milan Horvat: he was no star, but […]
