Cleveland Orchestra musicians want to show their appreciation for the backing group. So they’re throwing a benefit. Cool.
Richard Hayman, who used to make arrangements for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, has died at 93, a year after his retirment.
He founded the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s pops concerts and conducted them for three decades in spangly jackets.
He was also a&r chief for Mercury Records. Helluva nice guy, say his musicians.
Looking good.
Frank Almond has been informed of its recovery. He’s in Florida.
One of the suspects in the case has been named as Universal Knowledge Allah. The FBI traced the taser that shot Frank to Texas, where it was reportedly purchased by Allah.
We hear that Midori, the international violinist, has fallen out with Opus 3 Artists after a very long association.
She is no longer listed on their website. Her younger brother, Ryu Goto, remains.
We regret to report the ‘sudden and unexpected‘ death of Paulus Christmann, director of the Frankfurter Singakademie since 2005.
He founded the Frankfurt Mendelssohn Days and was active in the city’s education initiatives.
A singer writes: Many were late due to traffic/weather issues? It was all in good fun!
h/t Beena David
The announcement was made by the mayor, it’s that important. Three suspects are under arrest.
Our congratulations to the Milwaukee Police. Our delight for Frank Almond.
Our suggestion for the judge: sentence them to ten years in a Russian conservatoire.
Fullest and most musical report here.
El Pais reports today that the next music director at the Teatro Real will be Ivor Bolton, a trusted ally of the theatre’s new chief, Joan Matabosch. We wish him every success.
The music biz has launched an app that let’s you imagine you’re breaking a young artist into a world of sharks, shits and pirates. The app is a co-pro of UK Music, the Intellectual Property Office and Aardman Animations. Would it work in classical?
Try it.
We hear that Anna Netrebko will sing the Russian national anthem at both opening and closing ceremonies of the Putin Games.
The Russian press are reporting that the new music director, Tugan Sokhiev, has chosen one of Tchaikovsky’s less-known operas to open his first season in September.
The tradition, lapsed in recent years, is that the Bolshoi must open with a Russian work. In Soviet times, it was always Ivan Susanin, by Glinka.
Rainer Boesch, forst professor of computer music at the Paris Conservatoire, has died at 76. A prolific Swiss composer, he worked at IRCAM (1976–85), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988) and Stanford University (1992).
