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Orchestras
Steven Isserlis: ‘There’s a lot of me, me, me playing which I cannot stand’
The cellist has let rip in an interview…
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Orchestras
Gustavo Dudamel: Why I quit Paris Opera
The conductor was asked a direct question by…
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Opera
In stressed times, adults turn to opera
From my latest essay in The Critic: Days…
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Stephen Hough: No phones, please, between bars 123-176; 185-199…
The pianist has issued the following advisory to…
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Orchestras
Wynton Marsalis: Get more hair on your sound
Wynton’s on Speaking Soundly, talking to the Met’s…
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Orchestras
Suffering orchestras (6): More from Ecuador
We have received several abusive messages from people…
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ballet
Alastair Macaulay: ROH choreographer isn’t without talent
Our dance critic has seen the dark side…
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News
Suffering? London players deny walkout
We have been contacted by several players in…
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Dear Alma, Is my elite music PhD worth anything?
Dear Alma, I am getting a doctoral degree…
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News
Suffering orchestras (5): Unpaid London musicians walk out
The Observer reports today that half the musicians…
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Ruth Leon recommends
Ruth Leon recommends… Shirley Temple’s innocent Lollypop
Shirley Temple’s Lollypop It’s a decade since the…
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Maestros and their motor cars (27): Hitler’s pianist had a post-War chauffeur
In the 1960s, Elly Ney bounced back from…
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Tightening up Slippedisc’s comments section
In the past couple of months we have…
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News
No US conductors, no women, in Carnegie Hall season
Carnegie Hall’s season launch last week was a…
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ballet
Alastair Macaulay: This artist ticks all the boxes
The former NY Times chief dance critic reviews…
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Ruth Leon recommends
Ruth Leon recommends… Song And Dance – Sarah Brightman/ Wayne Sleep
Song And Dance – Sarah Brightman/ Wayne Sleep…
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Editors Choice
PAUL ROBESON: “HERE I STAND”
“I came to see the roots of my…
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Daily Comfort Zone
Maestros and their motor cars (26): Mario Lanza owned a Caddy
A 1950 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, to be…
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It’s Maestro knight
The Italian conductor Fabio Luisi has been awarded…
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Album Of The Week
This is a must-have record. There, I’ve said it
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: ……
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RIP
Tributes abound for much-loved Seiji Ozawa
From his Boston successor Andris Nelsons: Seiji Ozawa…
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News
Obituary: The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
The late conductor, whose death was announced today,…
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RIP
Just in: Seiji Ozawa has died
The family of Seiji Ozawa has just released…
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Orchestras
Just in: Concertgebouw loses concertmaster
The Romanian violinist Liviu Prunaru has told the…
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