The Latvian musician Marta Sudraba, leader of the Kremerata Baltica cellos, died this weekend of an incurable disease, at the age of 50. Gidon Kremer has sent us this personal appreciation: Dearest…. Marta! You will […]
Message from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is set to dazzle audiences with a spectacular performance of Barbie: The Movie in Concert on Wednesday, July 16 at 7:00pm, promising an […]
Representative of the orchestra musicians at the Meropolitan Opera are locked in negotiations with general manager Peter Gelb (pic) about a new contract. The present deal expires on August 31. Two of the musicians, Stephanie […]
We reported that the company has dispensed with its orchestra for some shows next season on cost grounds. Here are its financial summaries, prepared by Liza Yntema of Dance Data Project. FY 2023 expenses: $7,396,804 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am having a house-warming party and invited a lot of colleagues from orchestra. I just found out that my standpartner is coming with my ex. Can I dis-invite […]
An announcement was made this morning that Canon Andy Trenier (pictured) had completed his six-year tenure and was departing the cathedral. Trenier was at the heart of the tumultuous events of the past year which […]
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 […]
