Influential French flute, 94
We have been notified of the passing of Raymond Guiot, a student of Marcel Moyse who went on to teach many players who were successful around the world. He was principal flute at the Opéra […]
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Today’s other birthday
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt is 98. Still going strong. Must surely be the oldest maestro to stand (or sit) in front of the Vienna Philharmonic. The post Today’s other birthday appeared first on Slippedisc.
Pittsburgh picks principal bassoon
It’s Julia Harguindey, principal for the past 9 years at the Nashville Symphony. The post Pittsburgh picks principal bassoon appeared first on Slippedisc.
LA Phil is already missing Dudamel
By Mark Swed, in the LA Times: Tuesday night the Los Angeles Philharmonic opened its 103rd season at the Hollywood Bowl. It was a beautiful evening. Lustrous twilight. Bright moon. Paradisal weather. Unusually light traffic. […]
Martha Argerich is hospitalised
Message from the Kapan festival in Yerevan, Armenia: “It was recently announced that the artist has been hospitalized due to exhaustion following an intensive international tour schedule. On medical advice, she has been instructed to […]
From Hervé & Folies parisiennes to Louise Farrenc & more: Palazzetto Bru Zane’s 2025/26 season
2025 is the bicentenary of the birth of the singer, librettist and composer Hervé [Louis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (1825-1892)], a man responsible for a wide selection of opérette and opéra-bouffe that have rather dropped out of the […]
Meeting people where they are & sharing something powerful, beautiful & unexpected: CBSO in the City 2025, Birmingham’s week of music in unexpected places
CBSO at New Street Station in August 2024 (Photo: Hannah Fathers) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) returns this Summer with the second-edition of CBSO in the City, a week-long musical takeover running from […]
Ruth Leon recommends… When Pablo Became Picasso – Behind The Artist
Pablo Picasso Click here This is a documentary about the early life of the boy who became one of the most famous and influential painters in the world. This is the rise of Pablo Ruiz, […]
Donizetti Songs #2: Nicola Alaimo joins Carlo Rizzi
Looking at Nicola Alaimo’s repertoire and performances, his sheer number of Donizetti roles is only equalled by those of his Rossini performances; h is a major interpreter. The first song, Al campo della gloria, has […]
Navalny’s widow urges EU to cancel Gergiev concert
A video published by the widow of Alexei Navalny, murdered in a Putin prison, has issued a video calling on the EU to maintain its ban on the Putin conductor Valery Gergiev. It describes Gergiev […]
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