Principal trumpet Esteban Batallán has been telling Dennis Polkow why he left the Chicago Symphony for Philadelphia last year… and came back six months later. Batallán: ‘Somehow, I wanted to make sure I had a […]
You may read below a statement by the International Double Reed Society’s president Jacqueline Wilson, claiming that its directors and personnel have received death threats over a policy to restrict certain IDRS grants to ‘under-represented’ […]
David Radzynski writes: ‘Excited to share that I’ve been appointed concertmaster of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester!’ Radzynski, previously concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic, stayed less than two years in Cleveland. The NDR, with Alan Gilbert […]
From a forthright interview by Jeffrey Arlo Brown with violinist Michael Barenboim for VAN magazine: Would you describe yourself as an anti-Zionist? I definitely don’t see the point in trying to maintain this ideology […]
The immersive pianist just dived in again. Here’s some PR guff: Yuja is partnering with global leaders in art and immersive technology on a virtual reality project pushing the boundaries of the concert experience. Premiering […]
Stephen Goist (pic) and Katherine Spencer have been named principal viola and clarinet of the Handel and Haydn Orchestra. Goist is a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Katherine was principal clarinet at the […]
The death has been made known of Rodolfo Saglimbeni, Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile for the past six years. Before that, he was artistic director of the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of […]
… and going strong. No-one like her anywhere. Ever. OK, maybe Clara Schumann. No-one else. The post Martha Argerich, 84 today appeared first on Slippedisc.
We hear that Marcus Davey is stepping down after 26 years running the Roundhouse, London’s most eclectic and youth oriented music venue. On the fringe of Camden Market, he’s put on everything from baroque opera […]
IMG Artists has added two touring executives to cope with an expanding business. Both V-Ps have been poached from Intermusica, which is reeling. Details here. The post Biz news: Orchestra touring is hotting up appeared […]
