The board of FEVIS, the Fédération des Ensembles Vocaux et Instrumentaux Spécialisés, has expelled the renowned French ensemble Les Siècles after its founder-conductor Francois-Xavier Roth was found to have sent inappropriate images to female musicians. […]
It sounded like no Ravel ever heard before. Sit back and marvel. The post When Richter took on Ravel appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Cleveland composer H. Leslie Adams who wrote songs and pianio suites with African-American themes, has died in his home town, aged 91. His largest work is a m usic drama, Blake, on the lives […]
The passing of the passionate Elgar researcher Jerrold Northrop Moore lays to rest a glorious adventurer in self-fired musical research. Jerry, whom I knew well some years back, came to England for the Three Choirs […]
The Azerbaijani tenor and state official Yusif Eyvazov gave a recital in Moscow this weekend. ‘Missed you and will be back soon,’ he messaged with a picture in an Insta-post. Hours later, he took it […]
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has chosen Dinara Klinton as associate professor of music in piano, starting August 1. Klinton, who is from Kharkiv,has been living in the UK for the past doenz […]
The Observer/Guardian outdoes itself today with an editorial that gives itself a hernia in its efforts not to offend. Here’s all you need to read: … The classical music sector feels particularly aggrieved, rallying behind […]
Euan Kemp from East Dunbartonshire has been named Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year. Euan has been playing saxophone since he was 11 years old. His winning pieces were Improvisation No.1 by Ryo […]
It’s the first trio, with Mischa Maisky and Janine Jensen. Unarguable. The post New online: Martha plays Mendelssohn appeared first on Slippedisc.
Under the headline’World-class soprano denied right to settle in the UK’ the Telegraph takes up the case of Erika Baikoff, 25, a Russian-born American artist. Selected for the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, […]
