A Swiss newspaper has obtained a letter from the authorities in Lucerne, ordering the concert hall to cancel a June 2024 recital by the Russian-Austrian soprano ‘for reputation and damages risks’. The letter, sent by […]
The British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his pianist sister Isata were obliged to cancel a recital at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory last night after a double disaster with international airlines. They issued an apology to concertgoers, […]
The American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, the most recorded artist on her instrument, resigned last night in dismay from the embattled Cleveland Institute of Music. Oklahoma born, Yolanda is married to Michael Sachs, principal trumpet of […]
The Tiktok organist has announced ‘some personal news’ between very dark borders: The post Anna Lapwood is disengaged appeared first on Slippedisc.
For many, Arnold Schönberg is, pardon the niche family-basd pun, a no-no. His rigour, his new system of dodecaphonic (twelve-tone rows) offers challenges for sure; but before that, his late-Romantic lushness is captivating. This release […]
Here’s the trailer to the Callas film. See what you think. The post Should I call you Maria? Angelina Jolie trailer goes live appeared first on Slippedisc.
Shanghai media are reporting that Katharina Wagner is in town to sign a three-year residency with Shanghai Grand Theatre, running from 2025 to 2027. The deal is for Tristan und Isolde, Walküre and Tannhäuser to […]
The LA Phil has appointed Mitch Bassion to be Chief Philanthropy Officer from February. Bassion is presently in the same post at the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. A generous offer, presumably. The post LA Phil snatches […]
The composer Thomas Hertel, former music director of Dresden State Theatre, died on Monday after a long illness. Hertel, who was 73, suffered restrictions under Communism and left for West Germany in 1985, finding work […]
In today’s budget statement in Cardiff there was a derisory increase of £1.5 million for the Arts Council of Wales. That will barely cover the rise in coffee prices. The chorus of Welsh National Opera […]
