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We’re hearing the Lise Martel, third violin soloist at the Opera National de Paris for the past ten years, has been chosen as concertmaster at the Opera de Lyon. The post New concertmaster at Lyon […]

You have to hand it to Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the Swiss-Moldavian soloist. She’s just made Ligeti and the western world even more macabre. And you won’t be seeing this virtuoso performance at the Kennedy Center any […]

From the New York Post: … An internationally-renowned Long Island music store sold valuable bass (instruments) on consignment — and failed to give the owners the millions in proceeds, according to a pair of lawsuits. […]

From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I am a member of a small vocal group. One of our administrative staff has just left for another job, and I am a member of the selection […]

The next director of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw is to be the stage designer Boris Kudlička, a regular participant in its productions for 30 years. Kudlička, 53, worked with outgoing director Mariusz Treliński […]

Who knew this was online? The post Watch: A quiet chat with Igor Stravinsky appeared first on Slippedisc.

The conductorIon Marin, Honorary Consul of Romania in Switzerland, has awarded the Faithful Service Order in the rank of Grand Officer to the pianist Martha Argerich on behalf of the Romanian Presidency. Madame Argerich emphasized […]

The latest David Krauss interview on Speaking Soundly: Grammy Award winner Kayhan Kalhor is a virtuoso of the kamancheh, the Persian predecessor to the violin. He sits down with David to talk about the origins […]

From the Lebrecht Album of the Month   It may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the Year, but I’ll be very surprised if any release in the next […]

Chicago readers report that George Freeman has left us. He may have been the last surviving person to have performed and recorded with Charlie Parker. George played with most other greats and recorded many albums, […]