The venue needs to replace Sebastian Nordmann, who is of to run the Lucerne Festival. It has chosen Tobias Rempe, founder-manager of Ensemble Resonanz. Rempe, 53, has the approval of chief conductor Joana Mallwitz and […]
A cri de coeur to our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am in my mid-50’s, play in a medium sized orchestra, and teach part-time at a university. I have been in this situation for many […]
The 12 violin finalists were named last night in Brussels. Six are American, three Korean. Most are seasoned competitors, aged 22-25. Joshua Brown · Hana Chang · Elli Choi (pic) · SongHa Choi · Anna […]
John Betjeman anniversary Also worth mentioning today is that it’s 40 years since the death of British poet, writer and broadcaster, John Betjeman, who was Poet Laureate from 1972-1984. Although born in 1906, he was […]
This is Teodor Currentzis, the Putin collaborator, conducting Bruckner’s 9th last night in Hamburg. The orchestra was his own Utopia pickup band. The post Sleeveless is the new conductor trend appeared first on Slippedisc.
Bielefeld has chosen Robin Davis as its next Generalmusikdirektor. Davis, 41, is presently GMD at Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg. The post Brit baton win second German job appeared first on Slippedisc.
This is the barrier that greeted concertgoers attempting to attend the Concertgebouw tonight for a performance by the Jerusalem Quartet. The hall management is still living in a state of terror. We hear also that […]
PBS Theatre Programmes in May Click on PBS.org to find your local station For readers in the US, and for those who can access the PBS app, PBS will be broadcasting a theatre-related programme every […]
We’ve stumbled across this gorgeous new piece, commissioned in memory of the British nurse Edith Cavell who was executed by the Germans in occupied Belgium in the First World War. It’s by Ryan Linham with […]
Richard Wagner’s only comic opera had a long gestation. Summer 1845: drawing on the History of German Literature as well as the biography of poet and shoemaker Hans Sachs, the composer sketches out ideas for a satirical […]
