Munich loses Mirga
Message from the Munich Philharmonic: This week we are going on tour to Musikverein Wien & Müpa Budapest but Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla unfortunately had to cancel our upcoming concert tour due to an urgent family situation. […]
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Covent Garden wants my money again
In 1999, I named a seat at the Royal Opera House after my eldest sister. She had been a devoted operagoer in the 1950s and my kid brother’s nod to her past happiness was much […]
Wigmore Hall has sacked the Arts Council. You can, too
There has been a hugely positive response to the Wigmore Hall’s decision to sack the interfering body that dispenses funds to the arts. Just search the slippedisc.com site for the sheer variety of opposition. But […]
Concertgebouw to host Iranian music
Message received: On 27 and 28 June, musicians from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Iranian musicians perform a special programme together at Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw in collaboration with the Holland Festival. Under the direction of André […]
The Merry Widow, a New York mafia saga
From Scottish Opera’s co-production with Holland Park Opera: ‘The Merry Widow is all about displaced people – originally, the fictitious Pontevedrians are displaced in France – so the world of Italian-American Mafia families finding their […]
Death of Irony: Meet the Alma Mahler Philharmonic
Just when you think history cannot be rewritten any more than it already has been, meet the Vienna orchestra that has taken the name of a composer’s widow. Yes, we know Alma claimed she, too, […]
London Philharmonic turns to Jesus
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Jesús Herrera to succeed Elena Dubinets as Artistic Director from June 2025. He joins the Orchestra from Intermusica, where he has been Director, Creative Partnerships & Projects. Prior to […]
Cellist gets bumped by Dutch airline
The French cellist Astrig Siranossian has posted: ‘Today, at Paris Orly Airport, for a Paris-Berlin flight operated by Transavia, I was sadly surprised to be denied access to the plane with my cello, despite having […]
BBC shuts two orchestral posts
We hear that two string players in the BBC Philharmonic have been persuaded to take voluntary redundancy after complaining of noise related hearing damage. Both stepped down with reluctance. And neither job is to be […]
BBC shuts two orchestral posts
We hear that two string players in the BBC Philharmonic have been persuaded to take voluntary redundancy after complaining of noise related hearing damage. Both stepped down with reluctance. And neither job is to be […]
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