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The death has been announced of Luciano Alberti, former artistic director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and of the Teatro Comunale in Florence. He was 94. He was also Professor of History of Music at […]

Two of the most captivating violinists that ever drew bow across strings play the Beethoven concerto with the same conductor, the phlegmatic Sir Adrian Boult. Comparison does not get closer. The post Compare and contrast: […]

Newly uploaded, a fabulous account of the first piano trio by Janine Jansen and friends. The post Time for three in Brahms appeared first on Slippedisc.

The Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz is the latest guest on David Krauss’s Speaking Soundly. David, who is principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, sticks to musicians he knows well. His orchestra is about to play […]

Daniel Harding, a part-time Air France pilot, flew the Santa Cecilia orchstra from Rome to Paris, pausing to take a New York Times crew on board – just for the record. In the cabin, the […]

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in Basle, Freiburg and Lugano this month. Precautions will be tight, especially in the university towns. The post Israel Philharmonic set off on Europe tour appeared first on […]

We hear that the Houston Symphony is about to announce Gary Ginstling as its new CEO. Ginstling’s the one who resigned last July after just a year at the head of the New York Philharmonic. […]

We hear that Aleksi Malmberg, general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic for the past seven years, is to be Director for the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, starting in March. He says: ‘This […]

As deputy principal viola of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from the 1950s, Eric Sargon was a familiar face on the London concert stage for 43 years. He often freelanced in the recording studios, earning his […]

The Wanamaker Building’s branch of Macy’s in Philadelphioa is being shut down. Happily, its historic pipe organ will be saved. The Inquirer reports: The Wanamaker Building holds rare protections from the Philadelphia Historical Commission. Most […]