Lorenzeo Viotti has cancelled two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic. Esa-Pekka Salonen, already in Salzburg for an opera, jumps in. Press release: To his great regret, Lorenzo Viotti has been forced to cancel his participation […]
For the 2025/26 season, Jonathan Bloxham steps into a new role as principal conductor and artistic advisor with London Mozart Players (LMP), building on his three-year tenure as conductor in residence and artistic advisor. LMP#’s […]
Royal Philharmonic Society prizewinners and former resident ensemble at Oxford University, the Castalian String Quartet is about to announce its disbandment. The quartet, based in London, has been together since 2011. It changed violist last […]
International outcry prompted by slippedisc.com’s report of Milwaukee Ballet’s cancellation of its orchestra has prompted the company to revise its plans. Here’s the latest from the MB website: You may have heard that, due to […]
The Chinese pianist was nominated on Bastille Day in Paris as a chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in the category reserved for foreign nationals. Also elevated was the director of the Opéra national de Paris, […]
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – finale of Act One – Longborough Festival Opera, 2025 (Photo: Clive Barda) Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Joseph Doody, Lauren Young, Benjamin Bevan, Henry Neill, director: Louise Bakker, conductor […]
Opera Australia has posted news of the death of Rosemary Gunn, a Scottish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed a four-decade career with the company. Rosemary joined the company in 1972 and, in 1977, won both the Pan […]
Days after nailing Ryan Roberts from the NY Phil as principal oboe, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has secured a principal second violin. She is Melody Ye Yuan from Canada and she has been playing in […]
This week’s Apple streaming top ten, released exclusively to slippedisc.com, has music by Biber ad number one and two. Uncle Heinrich Biber is the current star. Not the Canadian heartthrob. Here’s the list. 1 Just […]
Grange Park Opera this morning sealed a deal to secure the summer employment of the orchestra of English National Opera. Under the five-year agreement, the orchestra will play the entire Ring Cycle from 2026 to […]
