How to wreck a Cleveland institution (part 10)
This is the letter that went out to professors and employees at the Cleveland Institute of Music, telling them their pay and jobs are to be cut while the boss Paul Hogle (pic) takes home […]
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Boston tweaks a concertmaster’s title
From the nation’s leading orchestra of substitutes: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons Appoint Alexander Velinzon as New First Associate Concertmaster. A BSO Member Since 2000, Velinzon Has Been Associate Concertmaster Since 2015. Velinzon Will […]
US orchestra agrees to 13.5% pay rise
The Charlotte Symphony has put on a happy face before the arrival of a new music director Kwamw Ryan. Here’s the small print of the new agreement: • Salary Increases: 13.5% increase in weekly salary […]
Two lead sopranos walk out on Covent Garden
From the press release: Jacquelyn Stucker has withdrawn from all performances of The Marriage of Figaro for health reasons. The role of Countess Almaviva will be performed by Maria Bengtsson. Press release Wednesday 28 August […]
Just in: Bayreuth sacks its entire chorus
Katharina Wagner’s parting message last night at the closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024 was: The entire Festspielchor must re-audition. The existing Festspielchor has been disbanded. The Festspiele will hold auditions on around 10 weekends […]
Prom 49: A consumate & deeply felt account of Suk’s masterful Asrael Symphony crowns the Czech Philharmonic’s first appearance at the 2024 BBC Proms
Dvorák: Cello Concerto – Anastasia Kobekina, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hruša – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Andy Paradise ) Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Suk: Asrael Symphony; Anastasia Kobekina, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jakub Hrůša; BBC Proms at the […]
Piper of Dreams: the oboe music of Ruth Gipps
The music of English composer Ruth Gipps (1921-1999) has been featured several times on Classical Explorer: Opalescence: Piano and Chamber Music of Ruth Gipps; her Clarinet Concert on a cracker of a disc from Robert […]
Minnesota grabs Brent
The Minnesota Orchestra, which is losing its prez to Dallas, has offered the job on an interime basis to the veteran Brent Assink. He was executive director of the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson […]
Far from special interest: discs of brass band music by Arthur Bliss and Malcolm Arnold, two brilliant and highly satisfying portraits
Arthur Bliss: Works for Brass Band; Black Dyke Band, John Wilson; ChandosMalcolm Arnold: Music for Brass Band; Foden’s Band, Choir of Chetham’s School of Music, Michael Fowles; BeckusReviewed 24 August 2024 Two discs focussing on […]
Just in: Constanzo offers all Philly Opera seats for $11
press release: Anthony Roth Costanzo, the star countertenor who took the helm as General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia on June 1, announced today that all tickets for every performance in the 2024-2025 Season […]
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