Are we sleepwalking into Bach?
Here’s this week global streaming top 10 from Apple Classical, exclusive to slippedosc.com. Three Bachs out of ten. Are people listening to the music, or snoozing? 1 Bach: The 6 English Suites Francesco Tristano 2 […]
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New baton in Montreal
The Orchestre classique de Montréal has found a new Music Director. He is Andrei Feher, 33. Romanian born, he has been music director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. The post New baton in Montreal appeared […]
Berlin Philharmonic cellist steps down
The orchestra has announced the retirement of Dietmar Schwalke, one of the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. He joined the orchestra in 1994. Now he plans to play more Baroque music and enjoy his […]
The biggest fail at Van Cliburn
During the course of the Competition we have pointed out the universal media indifference to its proceedings. Put another way, the Competition failed to organise proper media coverage, so none of the right people turned […]
Orpheus Sinfonia commissions concertos from three major female composers, Cheryl Frances Hoad, Roxanna Panufnik and Sally Beamish
Orpheus Sinfonia The Orpheus Sinfonia, a young professional orchestra founded in 2009, created its Foundation Programme in 2023. The Foundation Programme offers professional development to early-career classical musicians, providing paid performance platforms, high-level mentorship, and […]
Out of the ashes: Cambridge Schola, formed out of the disbanded St John’s Voices, joins with BBC Singers for Rachmaninov’s Vespers at Ely Cathedral
Cambridge Schola Around this time last year, St John’s College, Cambridge disbanded St John’s Voices, the mixed voice choir based at the college which had been created in 2013 to allow female members of […]
Singer bans Gary Lineker from his father’s memorial
The classical recitalist Mark Glanville has vetoed a tribute by ex-BBC football commentator Gary Lineker at a memorial ceremony for his father, the distinguished writer Brian Glanville. Mark Glanville said he would not allow Lineker […]
Famed violin dealer is sued for $30m alleged fraud
We present the opening paragraphs of a civil case presented at an Illinois court, citing the successors of Bein & Fushi for alleged fraud. Plaintiffs Eric Langman and Claude Langman (collectively, “Plaintiffs” or the “Langman […]
Bocelli to perform at Metropolitan Opera
Tickets go on sale today for an October 5 operatic aria recital at the Met by the Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. The one-night stand, organised by the Met, will be accompanied by members of the […]
Diverse & eclectic: Peter Cigleris & Amaia Quartet in clarinet quintets by Mozart & the 20th century English composer David Gow
Silhouette of the clarinettist Anton StadlerFor whom Mozart wrote the Clarinet Quintet David Gow, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Mozart; Peter Cigleris, Amaia Quartet; Conway Hall Sunday ConcertsReviewed 8 June 2025 Clarinet quintets by Mozart and David Gow, […]
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