Cliff Richard, 84, plans Australia and UK tours
The archetype British popster has enviable stamina. For his 85 birthday a year from now, he has announced tours Down Under and back home. Can’t be be long before he duets with Domingo. They are […]
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NY Phil concertmaster buys a bow
The auction house Tarisio has gone public on the private sale of a bow to New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang. The bow was made in 1864 by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume’s best Parisian bowman, Pierre […]
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Nominations announced for the 2024 Ivors Classical Awards
Jonathan Dove: Itch – Adam Temple Smith as Itch and Victoria Simmonds as Watkins – Opera Holland Park 2023 (Photo: Craig Fuller) Celebrating the best new classical music and sound art, this year’s Ivors Classical […]
Sound magic: En Couleur from the percussion group, Trio Colores
En Couleur: Saint-Saens, Ravel, Tailleferre, Debussy, Milhaud; Trio Colores (Fabian Ziegler, Luca Staffelbach and Matthias Kessper); Solo MusicaReviewed 7 October 2024 Sensitivity of touch and an ear for timbre and colour bring a sense of […]
Ethel Smyth returns to Germany: The Wreckers in Karlsruhe, The Wreckers – Der Leuchtturm des Todes in Meiningen, Strandrecht in Schwerin
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers – Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (Photo: Felix Grünschloß) Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers has a fascinatingly international history, the work was written to a French libretto by a France-based American, premiered in German […]
Here’s $10 million, says orchestra chair
They are smiling in Cincinnati. Dianne Rosenberg, chair of the orchestra’s board of directors since 2022, and her husband, J. David Rosenberg, have pledged $10 million towards artistic and educational work and community engagement. The […]
First report: Vienna’s Endgame
The Israel composer Oded Zehavi attended the dress rehearsal today of György Kurtag’s late opera, Fin de Partie: There are similarities between Endgame and Wozzeck. Musical interpretation of great literary text is not easy: it […]
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Earth Unwrapped: Sirens for a wounded planet – Kings Place’s latest year-long series announced
Kings Place’s 17th instalment in its year-long Unwrapped series will be exploring our relationship with nature and the eco-system, plant life and ornithology, the climate crisis, activism, protest and more, through music and spoken word. Earth Unwrapped, […]
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nonclassical at 20: legendary music promoter celebrates with a concert alongside the London Symphony Orchestra including five world premieres
“in music many people are never exposed to long-form compositions, or more challenging works; and I think they should be“nonclassical founder, Gabriel Prokofiev nonclassical in action (Photo: Nick Rutter) Music promoter, record label and events […]
Martha Argerich at synagogue
This is Martha on the eve of Yom Kippur visiting the beautiful synagogue that now serves as the Jewish Musem in Bucharest. photo: social media The post Martha Argerich at synagogue appeared first on Slippedisc.
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