Mozart was not Austrian
Bavarian Radio is claiming him as a local lad, whose family spoke German with a strong Swabian accent. The Mozarts lived in Augsburg from the 15th century: there is a plaque in the Fuggerei housing […]
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Bryn Terfel: This may be my last role at the Met
The Welsh bass-baritone is back at the Metropolitan Opera after an absence of 13 years, singing Scarpia in Tosca before quitting the role for good. Terfel, 59, informed the NY Times that he had no […]
Death of an international Israeli pianist
We have learned of the passing of the versatile Israeli artist Ilan Rogoff, at the age of 81. Tel Aviv born, he moved to South America in the 1980s, settling in Mallorca, Spain, from 1991. […]
Great result: 1 in 2 Czechs can name a classical composer
From our Prague partners, OperaPlus: Almost half of Czechs cannot name any classical music composer. Most cited are Wolfgang Amadeo Mozart and Bedrich Smetana. That sounds like a great result. We’d be surprised if 1 […]
In memoriam Jeremy Walker
The Telegraph has a fine obituaty of the National Youth Music Theatre director, who died of cancer in November at the age of 67. The National Youth Music Theatre, which counts among its alumni Idris […]
Music magazine founder, RIP
The co-founder of Belgium’s Crescendo magazine, Michelle Debra, has died at 73. She presided over the magazine’s transition from print to full-digital. The post Music magazine founder, RIP appeared first on Slippedisc.
Gustavo Dudamel adopts the sphinx position
Following two excoriating articles in the UK press ahead of two concerts with the Venezuela regime’s propaganda orchestra, the conductor has been advised to respond on social media. Here’s what he says: Todo lo que […]
Media coup: Gareth Malone signs to Classic
The former London Symphony Orchestra chorus chap who rose to fame on the BBC teaching army wives to sing has inked a Friday-night deal with Classic FM: Gareth says: ‘I’m delighted to be joining Classic […]
Exclusive: Things just got worse for Northern musicians
First, Opera North pulled back before Christmas from a proposed merger with struggling Northern Ballet which could have pulled both companies down. Now, Northern Ballet has made an offer to its musicians that they say […]
BCMG to play Bob Marley
The cutting-edge Birmingham Conntemporary Music Group is giving a concert in Birmingham Town Hall with vocalist Basil Gabbidon, marking the 80th anniversary of the birth of reggae legend Bob Marley. The artistic justification? BCMG director […]
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