Vienna Philharmonic mourns Dr Fritz
Message received from the Vienna Phil: We mourn the loss of Dr. Fritz Sterz, our esteemed doctor and friend of the orchestra. His dedication and care for our orchestra over the years, both in Vienna […]
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Bayreuth’s night of 3 Parsifals
Here’s what the programme says: Parsifal Andreas Schager Tilmann Unger 7.8. (Umbesetzung) (1. Aufzug) Klaus Florian Vogt 7.8. (Umbesetzung) (2. und 3. Aufzug) What happened? Schager got sick. Vogt was flown in but missed a […]
German conductor Anja Bihlmaier has been appointed principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic,
Beethoven: Violin Concerto – Tobias Feldmann, Anja Bihlmaier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Andy Paradise) German conductor Anja Bihlmaier has been appointed principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, starting in September, working alongside […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Conserving Rusconi: Vitruvius’s Ten Books on Architecture
Conserving Rusconi: Vitruvius’s Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, and served as an artilleryman, the third class of arms in the Roman army. Little is […]
Reconsider the Familiar: Glasgow Cathedral Festival returns with its eighth season
Glasgow Cathedral Festival in 2022 Glasgow Cathedral, the city’s oldest building, is hosting the eighth Glasgow Cathedral Festival from 19 to 22 September 2024, featuring a diverse programme of live music, film, art, multi-media collaborations, […]
Wagner’s Vakkyrie storm through Longborough
Die Walküre stands at the pinnacle of Romantic musical drama. Barely has the curtain opened when Wagner unleashes orchestral writing that sweeps everything away in its path. Storm, incest, divine wrath, irrepressible passion: everything is there […]
Dallas mourns other half
The death has been communicated of the US mezzo-soprano Dorothy Krebill, widow of Plato Steven Karayanis, who was general director of the Dallas Opera for 23 years. Together, they made Dallas a home for fine […]
Itinéraire Baroque III & IV: Klaus Mertens and Ton Koopman impress, plus Mozart
Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 III: Baroque en Cercles Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 III: Baroque en Cercles, continued. Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles. 2.8.2024 Mozart à Quatre Mains: Tini Mathot, Verena Habel (fortepiano) Mozart […]
Jonas Kaufmann makes a splash
The tenor writes: Refreshing time in the pool during my busy summer…enjoying a few days off before heading to Gstaad to perform the second act of “Tristan und Isolde” on August 23rd! The post Jonas […]
Death of a Russian piano legend, 75
The death has been reported of Alexander Mndoyants, one of Moscow’s most respected piano teachers. A finalist in the 1977 Van Cliburn Competition – alongside Sasha Toradze, Michel Dalberto and the shortlived winner Steven De […]
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