November 23, 2024
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String quartet swaps half its players

String quartet swaps half its players

The Doric String Quartet, on the road since 1998, has replaced founder-vioinist Alex Redington and violist Hélène Clément with the merest whisper of a social media post. They say: We are thrilled to welcome violinist […]

Colon captures a controversial conductor

Colon captures a controversial conductor

The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires has appointed Beatrice Venezi as Principal Guest Conductor of Colón’s resident orchestra and of its opera season. She is presently rehearsing Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. Venezi, 34, is […]

Death of Magdeburg music director, 66

Death of Magdeburg music director, 66

The death has been communicated of Barry Jordan, organist and music director of Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany. The cause of death was cancer. A graduate of the university of Cape Town, he studied in Vienna […]

Daniel Barenboim, 82 today

Daniel Barenboim, 82 today

The indefatigable musician is resting at home in Berlin after an exhausting West-East Diwan tour. He cannot live without making music. Here, he discusses music as stimulus, or oblivion. We wish Daniel many happy returns. […]

Friday night is Platée night

Friday night is Platée night

Comedy had traditionally played little part in French opera. Lully soon eliminated comic episodes from his tragedies; from then until the appearance of this work, only a handful of operas had comic themes. The theme […]

Biz news: Two midsized US agencies merge

Biz news: Two midsized US agencies merge

Dinin Arts and Epstein Fox Performances have formed a partnership that unites the Dinin Arts roster and EFP’s classical division. EFP has a big hitter in Terence Blanchard. Dinin does good string quartets. Here’s the […]