Now Paavo pumps out New York Times platitudes
Low on the heels of the deep philosopher Gustavo Dudamel, the Zurich conductor Paavo Järvi tells New York Times readers what it is he does for a living: In our modern world, where attention spans […]
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David Oistrakh gives the kiss of life
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Where has my week gone? Much of it was spent plundering a coffin of one of the most captivating violinists that ever lived. David Oistrakh, Odessa born (thus […]
Dear Alma, How do I audition for the NY Philharmonic?
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, How do auditions for a major orchestra like the New York Philharmonic work? I submitted a resume and put in my request for a preferred live preliminary audition dates. […]
Hopeless ENO issue Gilbert & Sullivan warning
Could you make it up? Imagine, you’re an opera company putting on a family show, The Pirates of Penzance Then some sensitive soul says: but it’s got rude words and it’s a bit pushy-shovy. I […]
A seasonal gift from a very great pianist
The Portuguese artist Maria João Pires announced her retirement in 2018, only to bounce back the following year for selected engagements. This year, turning 80, she is offering a holiday gift recital of Mozart and […]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt archive goes online
In the week of the conductor’s 95th birthday, a website has been inaugurated to provide access to his life’s work. Ultimately, it promises, this will be the Nikipedia. Click here. The post Nikolaus Harnoncourt archive […]
Salieri makes a comeback
The old intriguer’s opera La scuola de’ gelosi – ‘with a plot mirroring Mozart’s Così fan tutte’ – will receive its US premiere in LA next month. The world premiere was at the Teatro San […]
A Child of our Time could be anyone’s kid
The Royal Northern Sinfonia has put on Michael Tippett’s oratorio in a performance involving amateur musicians and singers from across the North East of England. The idea is to underline the universality and topicality of […]
When an orchestra beheads its founder
Two British orchestras are following an identical method of crisis resolution. The Monteverdi orchestras and chorus got rid of their founder, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, after failing to reach agreement on issues of anger management. […]
Just in: The Met lets Covent Garden into its cinema monopoly
For around two decades, Peter Gelb at the Met has expanded his reach into cinemas and done his best to exclude all other opera houses from his hoome market. Now, facing declining audiences, he has […]
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