Overnight competition news. The Queen Elisabeth piano competition in Brussels has arrived at 12 finalists. The are: • Rachel Breen • Valère Burnon • Arthur Hinnewinkel • Wataru Hisasue • Mirabelle Kajenjeri (pictured, France) • […]
What you need to know: The former Vienna Opera singer Johannes Pietsch won the Eurovision Song Contest last night with a quiet ballad, Wasted Love. Using the stage name ‘JJ’, he produced a clear falsetto […]
Click here to register Jacob’s Pillow is a special place. Time magazine calls it, “the hub and mecca of dancing”, the NY Times calls it “the dance center of the nation” and no less a […]
A revealing comment from the chief conductor’s annual meeting with the Berlin press: ‘In rehearsals, I tell the orchestra: Please do this and that – and then in the concert they will play it the […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been teaching a student for five years. I started him at age 11. He has progressed well and is now the top player in our city. Today […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Just Biber (Channel Classics/Outhere Music) **** If you had told me at the start of the week that I’d still be listening to Biber on Friday, my response […]
Flowers are more than merely decorative. People throughout time have used them as storytelling devices. Across eras and cultures, they have been cherished for their healing properties, as well as their religious and folkloric significance. […]
Bavarian Radio has launched a new educational series. Starting with the easy bits… Absolutely electrifying. The post How to play Webern’s 6 easy pieces appeared first on Slippedisc.
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The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has thrown a farewell party for Adrian Mann, its long-serving principal double-bass. He’s not leaving, though. Adrian, whose father was the noted musicologist Alfred Mann, is still turning up for work […]
