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Shaken up by the departure of Mark Messenger as head of strings, the Royal College of Music has revamped its violin teaching for the new school year. Soloist Jennifer Pike has joined as full professor, […]

The 23 year-old Russian Maria Zaytseva took first prize at the important ARD competition in Munich. Second was Krzysztof Michalski from Poland, third the Dutchman Alexander Warenberg. The post Russian wins ARD cello contest appeared […]

After a childhood in Soviet Estonia, Viljar Puu Weimann won a place at the Cleveland Institute of Music and went on to play violin and, eventually, to become a conductor. In 2014, Weimann founded Orchestra […]

US astronaut Sarah Gillis took her violin into outer space, beyond the pull of gravity. So how does she play weightless? Report here: The post A violin solo from outer space appeared first on Slippedisc.

He sat down for his first ‘exclusive’ interview since quitting the San Francisco Symphony and made no reference to its board and CEO with whom he has terminally fallen out. He said nothing about his […]

This message has been posted by the Komische Oper Berlin, some of whose musicians are freelance school teachers: As one of the most important cultural institutions in Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin has been committed […]

The  Labour Government has green-lighted a ready-made scheme giving disadvantaged children access to music in schools. Tory ministers had dithered for two years over giving it priority. Labour has, naturally, taken full credit for the […]

We have received this appeal from Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli, international performer and doublebass teacher at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: On August 28, 2024, I was on Flight FR585 from Pisa to Stansted […]

Swiss media are reporting that the International Menuhin Music Academy, founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1977, is running a deficit of two million francs after its main philnathropist Aline Foriel-Destezet walked away. Its board president […]

Hofesh Schecter’s Clowns – Digital Theatre Click here to subscribe or rent  Hofesh Schecter is an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London whose modern dance works are performed all over the world. ​He […]