December 21, 2024
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Munich mourns its Antonio

Munich mourns its Antonio

The bass-baritone Alfred Kuhn died this weekend at 86. He sang 15 years in Darmstadt, five in Düsseldorf and 30 at Bavarian State Opera, where he was a fixture as Antonio in The Marriage of […]

BBC hires extra conductor

BBC hires extra conductor

The BBC today appointed the German musician Anja Bihlmaier as principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic. Bihlmaier, 45, has just left the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague after one three-year term as chief conductor. […]

Brazil mourns ‘one of our greatest soloists’

Brazil mourns ‘one of our greatest soloists’

The British-Brazilian oboist Harold Emert has published this appreciation of the international cellist Antonio Meneses, who died of cancer this weekend. Rio de Janeiro– Internationally renowned Brazilian cellist who won the Tchaikovsky prize in Moscow, […]

Sudden death of noted maestro, 74

Sudden death of noted maestro, 74

The Musiespana agency has announced the death of the Spanish conductor Miguel Angel Gomez Martinez. No cause has been made known. A prize-winning student of Hans Swarowsky in Vienna, Gomez Martinez was Principal Conductor of […]

Israel music chief dies at 40

Israel music chief dies at 40

The death was confirmed today of Ofri Gofer, head of music at the national broadcaster, Kan. Ofri had been battling cancer. So many go too soon. The post Israel music chief dies at 40 appeared […]

Principal cello withdraws from RPO

Principal cello withdraws from RPO

The award-winning English cellist Richard Harwood is playing out his final month in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra before making a change of direction. He writes: A couple of months ago, I reached the sad decision […]

Label news: Naive signs Olympics star

Label news: Naive signs Olympics star

The French label has signed the French-Swiss mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti whose voice floated high above the Olympics opening show in Paris last weekend. Viotti, 38, dressed for that occasion as a female pirate. She is […]