January 24, 2026
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New job for Deborah Rutter

New job for Deborah Rutter

The sacked president of Washington’s Kennedy Center has been appointed vice provost for the arts at Duke University, a private college in North Carolina. Rutter, 68, has spent her career up to Kennedy managing major […]

Dame Kiri crowns new Countess

Dame Kiri crowns new Countess

The Countess in Marriage of Figaro was one of Kiri te Kanawa’s signature roles. Among many other loications, she sang it at Glyndebourne in 1973. This weekend at Glyndebourne, Kiri was seen in the company […]

A lighter touch in Shostakovich

A lighter touch in Shostakovich

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: … He composed 24 Preludes and Fugues  – in Bach’s footsteps – and gave them to Nikolaeva to perform in Leningrad in December 1952. Soviet critics complained of […]

Clarifying Martha Argerich’s condition

Clarifying Martha Argerich’s condition

The president of the Kapan Festival in Armenia has written to slippedisc.com, denying a report that Martha Argerich had been hospitalised. Martha’s daughter Annie Dutoit has posted on social media: My mother Martha Argerich has […]

Shani shines in Mendelssohn

Shani shines in Mendelssohn

Shani took up his post in Rotterdam in 2018 and his contract with the orchestra extends to 2026. As he has said: “The chemistry I felt with the orchestra from day one is still growing.” We have met them […]