This is the forbidding Erich Leinsdorf, conducting the LA Phil in the 1980s.
When he wasn’t looking, someone put the sign up and oboist David Weiss snapped this shot.
Leinsdorf was not renowned for having a sense of humour.
The post Vintage shot: Telling a conductor what he’s worth appeared first on Slippedisc.
The pianist Martin Ballý, teacher of two generations of Czech pianists, died today at the age of 70. He devoted much of his energy to the advancement of post-War Czech music, from Martinu to Kabelac. […]
Martin Green at the National Mining Museum Scotland, in Newtongrange (Photo: Sandy Butler) Marking 40 years since the miners’ strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script and live brass score by Ivor Novello winner Martin […]
A quick update o the activities of the Oxford Philharmonic today, an orchestra we have featured several times before! … remember the Vengerov Brahms Gala? 10th April – In this concert that features Humperdinck’s Prelude from […]
,%20Hilary%20Cronin%20(Melissa)%20and%20Rowan%20Pierce%20(Oriana)%20Credit_%20Genevieve%20Girling%20(1).jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Musically, an evening of complete enjoyment: Olivia Fuchs's playful 'Love Island' setting for Handel's Amadigi in Buxton")
