English National Opera’s funds drop from £17.2 million to £12.4 million
ENO will see its funds drop from £17.2 million to £12.4 million each year following analysis by the funding body Arts Council England. Of the seven major arts and ballet…
Judith Weir is to take on the historic position ?
The Sunday Times has reported that the composer Judith Weir to succeed Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as Master of the Queen’s Music will be Judith Weir. There has been no formal announcement…
Judith Weir is to take on the historic position ?
The Sunday Times has reported that the composer Judith Weir to succeed Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as Master of the Queen’s Music will be Judith Weir. There has been no formal announcement…
Riccardo Chailly’s Midsummer Nights Dream on Decca
[asa]B00IFOTUW2[/asa] Under Chailly, the Leipzigers have truly reclaimed a composer whose statue was once disgracefully removed – no need to guess by whom – from outside the Gewandhaus. All is…
Stéphane Denève announced as the Chief Conductor of the Brussels Philharmonic
Stéphane Denève, the former Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, current Chief Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and (from September) Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia…
Opera Now is giving you a digital copy to read online free
“What started out as a college crush has turned into one of opera’s great love stories, with the chemistry palpable both on and off the stage… Individually or together, they…
Opera Now is giving you a digital copy to read online free
“What started out as a college crush has turned into one of opera’s great love stories, with the chemistry palpable both on and off the stage… Individually or together, they…
Walton’s First Symphony and Violin Concerto on Chandos
[asa]B00J9SEX6Q[/asa] The Recording of the Month in the current (July) issue of Gramophone is a pairing of William Walton’s Violin Concerto and First Symphony featuring violinist Tasmin Little with the…
Valery Gergiev’s Brahms German Requiem
[asa]B00JOMTV0U[/asa] Brahms won international fame with his German Requiem. The work contains stumbling blocks for performers, most of them attached to tempo choices and changes. Valery Gergiev’s ultimately frustrating interpretation,…
Valery Gergiev’s Brahms German Requiem
[asa]B00JOMTV0U[/asa] Brahms won international fame with his German Requiem. The work contains stumbling blocks for performers, most of them attached to tempo choices and changes. Valery Gergiev’s ultimately frustrating interpretation,…