Rheingold is shrunk to18 musicians
Wagner wrote the opera for an orchestra 85, but 18 is all Edmonton, Canada, can summon in a chamber version by Jonathan Dove and the late Graham Vick, set in London’s present-day East End. The […]
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Another absence from Winchester
The Dean of Winchester was supposed to be at Bury St Edmunds today to preach on the 30th anniversary service for the ordination of women. She failed to show up, send instead an inadequate video […]
Dear Alma, I’ve been saved by a dick pic
Liebste Frau Alma I have a happy ending to report You may remember me, the player in a North German orchestra who has her ass grabbed by a member of the brass section. I had […]
Sweden scraps a chamber ensemble
We hear that the Uppsala Chamber Strings has been abolished with immediate effect. The ensemble had national status and cultuvated a passionate audience in Uppsala. The last chief conductor was Rebecca Miller from the UK. […]
Philadelphia shuts down University of Arts
Message from President Kerry Walk and Chair of the Board of Trustees Judson Aaron: Today is a heartbreaking day. University of the Arts will close as of Friday June 7, 2024. We would have shared […]
Phones at concerts? People are not living in the moment
Soprano Claire Rutter has given the Sunday Telegraph full details of the telephone pest who dogged her performance of Verdi’s Requiem in Liverpool Cathedral. She said: ‘People are not living in the moment and enjoying […]
Winchester Cathedral: More storm clouds
We hear that the Precentor, Andy Trenier, was listed to preside and preach at Winchester Cathedral this morning but has stood down. We hear also that employment lawyers have been consulted. A long letter in […]
A plain fan’s guide to Finnish conductors
From my new essay in The Critic: The biggest noise to be heard in orchestral music is not the click and whirr of audience smartphones shooting TikTok clips in the slow movement. Nor is it […]
Exclusive: Comedy duo calls it quits
We understand that the entertaining Igudesman & Joo are about to announce their retirement from the stage at the end of next year. The violin-piano duo will have been performing together for two decades, which […]
Ukrainian wins in Brussels, won’t shake hands
The Ukrainian violinist Dmytro Udovychenko won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels shortly after midnight.The first prize is worth 25,000 Euros. Second and third places went to Americans – Joshua Brown (20k) and Elli Choi(17k). […]
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