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Czech media have reported the death of Jiří Žigmund, violist of the Wuhan Quartet from 1988 to 2014. He has suffered longterm health problems. The post Famed violist dies at 58 appeared first on Slippedisc.

Dear Alma, I am a male conductor in my mid-30’s. My career seems to have stalled. I started with several high-level assistant posts, then moving to a regional orchestra as director and some prestigious guest […]

An angry op-ed in the San Francisco Standard urges transparency after the resignation of music director Esa-Pekka Salonen:   …The leadership’s failure to release financial documents has only added to our unease. Open dialogue and […]

The last 24 in the 2024 Queen Elisabeth violin competition were decided last night in Brussels. They include Dmitry Smirnov of Russia, a dark horse, and Bohdan Luts of Ukraine (pic), recent winner of the […]

Stereophonic – Golden Theatre “The art of making art is putting it together”, That’s George in Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George,  That 1984 show is the only one I know to tackle head-on how hard it […]

This is a priceless performance of Leclair’s sonata for two violins by husband and wife Leonid Kogan and Elisaveta Gilels. He is officially the second-best violinist in the Soviet Union, after Oistrakh. She is the […]

The Berlin Philharmonic chief conductor made some sphinx-like comments in response to press questions yesterday: ‘To be fair, you have to look at the matter objectively from both sides. You have to try to maintain […]

The Hollywood composer made en emotional return to Japan after a 30-year access. The post John Williams conducts Seiji Ozawa’s Japan orchestra appeared first on Slippedisc.

Viibra are a collective of Icelandic composers and flute performers chosen by Björk for her forthcoming album “Utopia”. This is a world apart from pop music. See what you think. The post The Icy composers […]

Audra McDonald at the Palladium  Audra McDonald has been nominated for Tony Awards eight times, and won six. In addition to her  Tony Awards she has two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award. President Barack Obama awarded her the National Medal of Arts in […]