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Not many music gongs. Alex Beard (pic), CEO of the Royal Ballet and Opera since 2013, becomes Sir Alex. David Pickard who ran the BBC Proms for 9 years gets an OBE. Ann Atkinson, former […]

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: There are four world premiere recordings on this utterly original disc, so if you have even a smidgeon of curiosity about the legend known as Alkan you will […]

Royal Conservatoire Scotland has fired its head of jazz, Professor Tommy Smith, after an investigation into allegations of a relationship with a first-year student, according to the Mail on Sunday. Smith is a formidable figure […]

We attach an Instagram post from the American mezzosoprano Irene Roberts, who claims to have been assaulted by a male singer during a performance of Carmen at the Berlin Staatsoper. The only official response was […]

 Ella & Frank  The immortal Ella Fitgerald died on Jun 15th, 1996, 29 years ago this week. Frank Sinatra died two years later, on May 14th 1998. But the truly great never die, so long […]

Hot on the thumbs of Van Cliburn winnner Aristo Sham, Hong Kong conductor Wilson Ng has landed a global management deal with Ibermusica in Madrid. Ng, 35, is fellow conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra […]

Very few female painters have survived the male heirarchy of art history and come down to us with their reputations burnished and their talents finally recognised. There are only two who come to mind immediately […]

Enchanting German performance of the West Side Story suite. The post The maestro dances appeared first on Slippedisc.

It’s in Why Beethoven, of course, but this performance is new. The title is taken from a Viennese alley. The post A Beethoven you might not know appeared first on Slippedisc.

Terrific new work by local composer Will Healy. You see/hear it first here. The post A Toccata falls in Brooklyn appeared first on Slippedisc.