Transfer joy: England striker nets a Strad
The footballer Jamie Vardy, as famous at his wife’s side in the law courts as he is on the pitch, has secured a free transfer this season to Italian Serie A club Cremonese. Both husband […]
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Exclusive: Belgians cancel Munich Philharmonic over Israeli music director
The Flanders Festival Ghent, under pressure from activist groups and Belgian political authorities, has disinvited the Munich Philharmonic from a planned concert on September 18th. The reason given for the cancellation was that Lahav Shani, […]
Greece cancels Putin pianist
The Athens Symphony Orchestra has called off a November concert with Denis Matsuev, an occasional adviser to Vladimir Putin. It said: ‘Throughout its many years of activity, the Orchestra has served artistic excellence as well […]
Jorma Panula pushes out next Finn baton
In the coming season of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the prolific conducting teacher Jorma Panula will share a concert with his latest produgy, Maximilian Fagerlund. Panula is 95 years old, Fagerlund 18. The son of […]
Who’s who in Classical Music for Palestine
The new pressure group has published a list of a couple of hundred signees. Only half a dozen are familiar names: Jordi Savall (pic) Sean Shibe Laurence Cummings Christina Pluhar Sophie Daneman Michael Barenboim Vera […]
Carlo Tessarini Premiere recording: Sei Sonate, Op. 14, & Il Piacier delle dame.
Carlo Tessarini (c. 1690-c. 1767 in the Ntherlands. A pupil of Vivaldi, he also penned a violin treatise. Probably born in Rimini, Italy, he died after March 12, 1767. His Op. 1 (12 Sonate a […]
Fantasia: Matilda Lloyd & Richard Gowers launch their new disc with music by Richard Barnard, Roxanna Panufnik, Deborah Pritchard & Owain Park
Richard Barnard, Richard Gowers, Roxanna Panufnik, Matilda Lloyd, Deborah Pritchard, Owain Park at St George’s Hanover Square for the launch of Fantasia (Photo: Dominik Zaczek) In July, I met up with trumpeter Matilda Lloyd for […]
San Fran Symphony adds 6 players as strike looms
The San Francisco Symphony has appointed a new associate concertmaster Jason Issokson (pic), replacing Nadya Tichman who retired three years ago. Also joining are oboist Brooks Fisher, second violins Hyeon Jin Cho and Kingston Ho, […]
Shanghai lad, 19, wins Premio Busoni
The Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy, has been won by Yifan Wu, from China. He also won the audience prize. The post Shanghai lad, 19, wins Premio Busoni appeared first on Slippedisc.
Last night diva to next-gen: Leave Britain now
Louise Alder is the first British singer for a decade to feature in the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms. (Don’t ask why, just happened that way.) Louise, who spent a decade at Frankfurt Oper, […]
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