The classical and crossover singer David D’Or was attacked during a concert in Warsaw by a woman who threw red paint and shouted ‘Free Palestine.’ D’Or, 59, comes from a family of Jewish refugees from […]
Charlotte Lee’s Primo Arts has opened a European branch in London. It will be run by former HarrisonParrott artist manager Maja Rath (pic). The first artists to have worldwide management from London are conductors Gemma […]
Friends are reporting the sudden passing of Geert Berghs, an outstanding vocal coach who helped many soloists and choruses. Himself a member of Ton Koopman’s Amsterdam Baroque Choir, he became research fellow at the University […]
From our agony aunt’s mailbox – another slice of music life in the raw: Dear Alma, A former male leader of a well-respected European orchestra was teaching at a music festival this summer. He is […]
This week’s #1 is Yunchan Lim with … not his finest hour. But the fans are out in force. Here’s the Apple top ten exclusive to slippedisc.com. 1 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Yunchan Lim 2 Beethoven […]
We hear the Orchestre de Paris is about to name Esa-Pekka Salonen as its next music director. The official word is expected within hours. E-P, who is 67, will replace his fellow-Finn Klaus Mäkelä, whose […]
The Southwestphalia Philharmonic has chosen Ingmar Beck as its chief conductor, starting a year from now. He is a former chorister at Augsburg Cathedral and a winner of the Aspen conducting prize. The post Baton […]
An advisory about interval bells has been issued in the website’s disability section: ‘The bell is loud and can be startling. It is rung ten minutes before the show starts and at each interval.’ So […]
The Italian ballerina Alessandra Ferri starts work today as director of the Vienna State Ballet, taking responsibility for ballet to both the Staatsoper and Volksoper, and at the Ballet Academy. Ferri, 62, has starred as […]
News from the Grafenegg Festival: Zubin Mehta has had to cancel his appearance at the Grafenegg Festival on September 7. Daniel Barenboim will conduct the concert with Rudolf Buchbinder and the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower […]
