Beethoven expert, RIP
We have been notified of the death of Theodore Albrecht, editor and translator of Beethoven’s notebooks and professor at Kent State University. He was 79. Ted was very helpful at a late stage with my […]
classical music
Germans applaud every movement of Mahler’s
Ath the season-opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie, conducted by Alan Gilbert, the Hamburg audience warmly applauded after each of the first two movements of Mahler’s first symphony. Is this new normal, asks one of our […]
Beijing upgrades concertmaster to executive director
The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing has promoted Li Zhe from concertmaster to executive director ot its orchestra. Li Zhe, 47, studied at the Guildhall in London and holds Canadian citizenship. The […]
French boy, 19, wins Clara Haskil
The winner of the 31st Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland, is Paul Lecocq. US born, he studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. The post French […]
Dear Alma, My prof’s gone AWOL
Dear Alma, I am in a master’s program (4 semesters total), and my professor just announced her sabbatical for all of next semester. This was not communicated at the time of application or at all […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Slapstick dance?
Make ‘Em Laugh – Donald O’Connor There’s lots of competition for the greatest dancers in movies – think Gene Kelly, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire – and many for the funniest scenes – think Marx Brothers, […]
Charles Munch in Debussy & Stravinsky
It’s the 150th anniversary of Pierre Monteux (1875-1964), and this celebration presents a performance from London’s Festival Hall in 1961 of works by Debussy and Sravinsky, as broadcast on what was then the BBC Home […]
The price of CDs these days.
I’ve been noticing over the past couple of years the steady increase in the price of CDs – and over just the past year or two, the skyrocketing price of CDs. One notable example is […]
German tenor is killed in a road accident, aged 52
The well-known singer and voice professor Dominik Wortig died yesterday after a traffic accident. His death was made known today by his husband, the tenor Boris Leisenheimer. A soloist at Theater Hagen, Wortig performed also […]
New conductor on the Cape
The Dutchman Arjan Tien has been named Principal Conductor of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, starting next year. He has also been appointed Associate Professor of music at the Stellenbosch University. Tien, 57, is presently […]
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms")
