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The international Norwegian soprano gave birth last week to halthy twins. All doing well, we hear.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by L I S E D A V I […]

David Goode, 53, was sacked last year by Eton College and banned from teaching for life, following indecent website searches. Goode has a new release out next month with some very early Mozart sketches. The […]

It’s the fourth, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Odesa. Hobart Earle conducts the Odesa Philharmonic. The post Watch: A Bruckner symphony in wartorn Odesa appeared first on Slippedisc.

The composer Georges Delerue attended Olivier Messiaen’s class at the Paris Conservatoire alongside Pierre Boulez. Both reached their centenary this year. Delerue became a prolific c omposer for film and TV with more than 350 […]

Messge from Parma Recordings: We’re excited to announce a new featured recording opportunity with internationally acclaimed horn soloist Radek Baborák, one of the most distinguished figures on the global classical stage. This opportunity invites composers to […]

The International Double Reed Society has published its annual commissioning grants. The purpose of these grants is to diversify the composers of double reed repertoire. These grants are given towards the commissioning of composers who […]

It’s no snooze. And that’s for sure. The post A German Dream of Gerontius appeared first on Slippedisc.

Joseph Zubier, a young producer at Radio 3, has been appointed deputy managing editor at Classic FM. He’s 26. He tweeted: Some news from me: totally thrilled to have joined the team at @ClassicFM as […]

From the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music: We’re thrilled to share that Professor Ayana Smith has been appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Research, and Creative Activity, effective June 16. A leading voice in […]

Nikola Meeuwsen, 23, from the Netherlands won the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the first Dutch pianist to do so. Second place was the Japanese Wataru Hisasue. Crowd favourite Valère Burnon from Belgium came third. No controversies, […]