Berthe Morisot’s ‘Summer’s Day‘ in the National Gallery is one of my favourite Impressionist paintings. The artist uses distinctive zig-zag brushstrokes and an extraordinary interplay of light and colour in this wonderful painting of two women […]
Hans von Bronsart’s Concerto in F sharp minor did not enjoy the same public acclaim, although it is rousing, intimate and electrifying in turns. The richness of its orchestration is matched by an uncommonly brilliant […]
A players’ meeting of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra voted last night to extend Lahav Shani’s contract as chief conductor by five years to 2029. Shani, 35, is also chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic for […]
French media are complaining that the Orchestre de Paris and its Finnish conductor were not seen on global television during the Olympic Games opening parade. The only orchestra in view was the Orchestre National de […]
Tali Barash Gottlieb, Executive Director at Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation and a hugely successful fundraiser, has been named chief executive of the Israel Opera. She has been a fixture at the Israel Phil for 26 […]
Andrew Earis and St Martin’s Voices at church of St Martin in the Fields The 2024/25 season at St Martin in the Fields opens with a more intimate recital in the crypt when tenor Mark […]
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The City Music Foundation’s 2024 CMF Artists (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega) The City Music Foundation (CMF) has announced its latest cohort of artists, its 11th intake. The 2024 CMF Artists are Aleksandra Myslek (collaborative piano), Duo Melus […]
The Romanian Cristian Macelaru who conducted the Orchestre National de France through torrential rain at the Olympic Games opening has tweeted some pictures and impressions. Cristian says: ‘The experience of being at the heart of […]
The Salzburg Festival is putting on performances of a prophetic 1924 film, predicting the upsurge of murderous Viennese antisemitism. The film has been furnished with a musical score by the Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, co-commissioned […]
The Glenn Gould Foundation is to award its 14th annual Glenn Gould Prize to the conductor Gustavo Dudamel at Carnegie Hall on August 2. According to the press release: ‘the presentation coincides with Carnegie Hall’s […]
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