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Barenboim hands over the baton
From a correspondent in Berlin: Touching ceremony last…
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San Antonio is sinking
The SA Philharmonic has cancelled the rest of…
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Editorial: It’s time to change orchestra auditions
Two posts this weekend about auditions in Europe…
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Death of French maestro, 68
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What became of the instruments the Germans stole from France?
Our friend Pascale Bernheim has founded an association…
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Was Ormandy the right conductor for mighty Rachmaninov?
Joe Horowitz has his doubts: Ormandy’s recorded accompaniments…
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Watch: Inside the world’s premier disability orchestra
Scenes from BSO Resound, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s…
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In all US symphony orchs, there are just 4 women percussionists
We counted them: 2 in Chicago (including principal…
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Are you game for five acts of Gounod?
Charles Gounod’s opera La reine de Saba received its US…
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Young Muti: When conducting opera, first remove your sweater
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Death of a Polish maestro, 80
The pianist and composer Piotr Lachert died on…
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Maestro stays: DC nails down Noseda to 2025
After just one season, the National Symphony Orchestra…
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Andras Schiff returns to Hungary, almost
The celebrated pianist, ends a prolonged absence from…
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Sicklist: Matchless Janine Jansen is still on and off
The Dutch violinist gave a ‘matchless’ performance of…
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This Rachmaninov recording ranks among the greats
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Amid…
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Zakhar Bron wins another competition for his students
The irrepressible violin professor was chairman of the…
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Bellini wrote a Slipped Disc opera
Apparently.
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World gone mad: Arts school is banned from holding auditions
From the New York Post: Parents and even…
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The complete works of Daniel Barenboim on two pages
Thierry Vagne has compiled the ultimate discography here and…
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Teodor Currentzis: ‘I’m agoraphobic’
The Greco-Russian conductor gives a mystifying, mystic interview….
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Which opera stars can’t sing Happy Birthday?
Several of these famous well-wishers manage at least…
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What NY Phil players did to first-night Jaap
They gave him a grown-up version of Chairman…
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Baltimore Symphony’s two #Metoo inquiries came to nothing
From today’s Baltimore Sun: The starting point of…
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First responses to Jaap Van Zweden’s opening night
From the composer Nico Muhly: Super surreal concert…
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