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Click here to register  Jacob’s Pillow is a special place. Time magazine calls it, “the hub and mecca of dancing”, the NY Times calls it “the dance center of the nation” and no less a […]

A revealing comment from the chief conductor’s annual meeting with the Berlin press: ‘In rehearsals, I tell the orchestra: Please do this and that – and then in the concert they will play it the […]

From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been teaching a student for five years. I started him at age 11. He has progressed well and is now the top player in our city. Today […]

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Just Biber (Channel Classics/Outhere Music) **** If you had told me at the start of the week that I’d still be listening to Biber on Friday, my response […]

Flowers are more than merely decorative. People throughout time have used them as storytelling devices. Across eras and cultures, they have been cherished for their healing properties, as well as their religious and folkloric significance. […]

Bavarian Radio has launched a new educational series. Starting with the easy bits… Absolutely electrifying.   The post How to play Webern’s 6 easy pieces appeared first on Slippedisc.

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The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has thrown a farewell party for Adrian Mann, its long-serving principal double-bass. He’s not leaving, though. Adrian, whose father was the noted musicologist Alfred Mann, is still turning up for work […]

Grange Park Opera is about to release casting and tickets for the first episode of its Ring cycle. Das Rheingold will run from 14 June to 10 July 2026. Members of the Ring Ring get […]

The New York Philharmonic has a debutant conductor tonight and through the weekend. Juanjo Mena has called in ‘indisposed’ (to quote the jargon). His replacement is Brett Mitchell of the Psadena Symphony who, in his […]