Leading South American composer, 99
The death has been published of Celso Garrido-Lecca, a prominent figure in choral music across the sub-continent. He was best known as a close associate of the songwriter Victor Jara in Chile up to 1973. […]
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Waiting for Godot? He’s an organ voluntary
Message received: Across the last weekend in August, composer Matthew Lee Knowles and organist Katia Farn will present “For Samuel Beckett”, the longest fully notated composition ever written for the organ – this will be […]
A cellist’s nightmare in the air
Andrew Shulman has been having hell on Frontier: Safely aboard my Delta flight from Raleigh to LAX with my cello after having been refused boarding by Frontier, despite having bought 2 (yes, TWO) extra seats […]
In summer nothing moves in the classical charts
Here’s the Apple top ten: 1 Sleep Max Richter 2 Mozart: Violin Concertos Chloe Chua, Ziyu He, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf 3 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Garrick Ohlsson […]
Vienna bans Kneecap
The Austrians have cancelled a September concert by the extremist Irish rappers, who have called in their performances for the eradication of the Israel Defence Forces,. The group were previously banned by the Szigeti festival […]
BBC raises base orchestra wage above £40k
The minimum wage for tutti players in BBC orchestras has risen to £41,104 after players voted by a 4-1 margin to accept a new deal. Salaries will rise between 2.3 and 2.8 percent. Thias may […]
Celebrating Barbara Hepworth: a new violin concerto by Nick Martin with Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Manchester Camerata
Barbara Hepworth: Sphere with Inner Form, 1963, at the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands 50 years after her death, a new violin concerto will be celebrating the life and legacy of sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Commissioned […]
Glasgow Cathedral Festival: celebrating the city’s 850th anniversary with a poetic imagining of the story of St. Enoch, mother of the city’s founder
Evening concert at Glasgow Cathedral Festival Glasgow Cathedral Festival returns from 18–21 September 2025, for its ninth edition bringing life to Glasgow’s medieval cathedral with site-specific live music, film, theatre, art, talks and tours, and this […]
Hearing Colour: classical music at the Royal Pavilion with a piano made for King George IV
A detail of A C Pugin’s drawing of the Entrance Hall, Brighton Pavilion c1821 English piano maker Thomas Tomkison (c1764-1853) made a succession of instruments for the Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent and then […]
Polish composer, 98
The veteran Polish composer Andrzej Hundziaka died yesterday in Lodz. He wrote many orchestral pieces and a vast number of choral works for children. The post Polish composer, 98 appeared first on Slippedisc.
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