The great Italian conductor Claudio Abbado dies
The news comes the week after it was announced that his Orchestra Mozart was to close. It was announced only last week that the Orchestra Mozart, of which Abbado had…
Julia Fischer’s Sarasate, Decca new release
[asa]B00FMF3NWU[/asa] The virtuoso music of Pablo de Sarasate has long held a place in violinists’ affections. Sarasate (1844-1908), from Pamplona, was one of the great 19th-century exponents of the instrument:…
Choir of Magdalen College Oxford will release new recordings on Opus Arte
Opus Arte, who specialize in DVD and Blu-ray opera recordings and have won several Gramophone Awards (most recently last year, when their recording of Puccini’s Il tritttico conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano at the…
Reasons on Claudio Abbado’s Orchestra Mozart closure
Orchestra Mozart, the ensemble conducted by Claudio Abbado, is to close temporarily after 10 seasons of concerts since its inception in 2004. The news was announced in a brief statement in…
The 2014 Oscar nominations full list
Also nominated in the Original Score category are Arcade Fire singer William ‘Win’ Butler and songwriter Owen Pallet for Spike Jonze’sHer, and Steven Price’s soundtrack for Gravity. Elsewhere, sweeping the nominations…
Andrés Orozco-Estrada appointed as new principal guest conductor of London Philharmonic Orchestra
The 36-year-old Colombian-born conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada has had two recordings reviewed in Gramophone. The first, in September 2011, was Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 2 with the Tonkünstler Orchestra (on Preiser Records), the second, in last…
Gramophone new Specialist’s Guide Spotify playlist
Gramophone has just compiled a new Spotify playlist focusing on the Specialist’s Guide feature in their January issue. James Jolly introduces ten pieces for solo voice – scenas, solo cantatas and concert…
Gramophone new Specialist’s Guide Spotify playlist
Gramophone has just compiled a new Spotify playlist focusing on the Specialist’s Guide feature in their January issue. James Jolly introduces ten pieces for solo voice – scenas, solo cantatas and concert…
To oppose an expensive Canadian border fine
The Japanese-American violinist Yosuke Kawasaki is opposing the Canadian Border Services Agency, who have fined him $120,950. He was carrying a violin worth $385,000 and three violin bows worth $90,000, $6,800 and…
Conducter Rafael Payare’s new contract to Ulster Orchestra from 2014
Winner of the 2012 Malko Conducting Competition, Payare has already worked with an impressive list of distinguished conductors and orchestras including the LA Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony and Oslo and Royal…