The violinist messages: After one of the hottest and most humid concert adventures at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf I was looking forward spending my day at home chilling. Sadly my flight got cancelled – I have […]
The Musicians Union has published some research showing that 59 per cent of their members no longer find touring Europe to be financially viable. Three-quarters of those who worked in the EU before Brexit said […]
The UK-Australian pianist Jayson Gillham provoked a crisis at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra by making a contentious political statement about the Middle East. Gillhamas was removed from his next scheduled appearance and the ensuing furore […]
JAM on the Marsh – Aki Blendis with JAM Festival Orchestra, conductor Michael Bawtree Following sell-out performances from this year’s JAM on the Marsh festival, set in the mediaeval churches of Romney Marsh, Kent, from […]
Pride and Prejudice – Jermyn Street Theatre It’s been quite a week for women in bonnets. First, all three Brontes, then, inevitably, Jane Austin. At Jermyn Street there’s an entertaining adaptation of Miz Jane’s most famous […]
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Rosemary Carlton-Willis, Marcio da Silva, Joshua Furtado-Mendes – Ensemble OrQesta at Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn Fesitval Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Marcio da Silva, Helen May, Oshri Segev, Hollie-Anne Clark, […]
Leonard Slatkin, born September 1, 1944, blazed trails where none had gone before. He was the first non-British chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first (after Sir Charles Mackerras, who was UK […]
From an informed slippedisc.com reader: Without wanting to deny the obvious managerial issues during Davies’ tenure at OA (summarised in some of the other comments, some entirely valid observations, but also some sexism/ignorance on display), […]
SOMM Announces Signing of Burkard Schliessmann SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the exclusive signing of the German pianist Burkard Schliessmann. Burkard Schliessmann Burkhard Schliessmann, recipient of the renowned Goethe-Prize of Frankfurt/(2019/20), is one of the most compelling […]
PROM 52 Bizet Carmen from Glyndebourne. Cast; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.08.2024 Production: Director – Diane Paulusi RAH semi-staging – Adam Torrence Cast: Carmen – Rihan Chaieb Don José […]
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