BBC diversity hiring now includes the dead
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Cleveland names a non-concertmaster
The Cleveland Orchestra, leaderless since David Radzynski resigned in March, has upgraded a recent member of the second violins to the title of first associate concertmaster. Xie, from Shanghai, joined the orchestra ten months ago. […]
Birmingham’s best
Message from inveterate concertgoer Tim Walton: In a break from what is going on at the CBSO, I went to a fantastic concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the final concert of their academic year. […]
Christian Thielemann drops out
The German conductor has withdrawan from two Bruckner 8s in Amsterdam next weekend. Concertgebouw Orchestra notice: Christian Thielemann has unfortunately had to cancel his performances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra due to illness. We are very […]
Ruth Leon recommends… The Outsiders
I saw a lot of good theatre while I was in New York recently, including most of the shows which are nominated for Tonys. One of the best was The Outsiders, which could possibly win the Best […]
King’s honours for Rutter and Wright
In today’s birthday honours, King Charles has bestowed well-deserved knighthoods on the church composer John Rutter and the outgoing BrittenPears chief Roger Wright, a former head of the BBC Proms and Radio 3. The […]
Homoki’s Carmen from the Opéra Comique might change your mind
The first Parisian audiences at the Opéra Comique in 1875 were shocked to see Bizet’s incarnation of such an independent heroine. Today, Carmen is the French opera that is most performed around the globe. This a […]
Ryanair is no longer the worst airline (but who’s the best?)
A survey of Which readers has displaced the Irish airline from its coveted position as the least popular and worst value carrier. There is actually a short-haul airline that’s more cramped, delayed and inhospitable, believe […]
‘All I ever wanted to do was be a US music director’
The last of this season’s Speaking Soundly features the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Jonathon Heyward is 31 and he has also taken on the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. As a former […]
New online: Klaus Mäkelä’s double act
How to conduct the Brahms double concerto while playing the solo part. You know you always wanted to. The post New online: Klaus Mäkelä’s double act appeared first on Slippedisc.
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