Has Wigmore Hall just kicked out the Arts Council?
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by norman lebrecht
3h ago
John Gilhooly, who runs London’s Wigmore Hall, today announced a Director’s Fund to cover all contingencies in the coming years. He said: ‘With £7 million already pledged, we are aiming to reach at least £10 million by 2027, with ambitions to reach £20 million within a decade. We are currently 97 per cent self-funded; this target will allow Wigmore Hall to become 100 per cent self-sufficient, if necessary.’ Mark those words. Gilhooly has effectively declared independence from Arts Council England. If ACE cuts his funding or makes policy demands, Gilhooly can kick them out without a backwards g ..read more
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A chair for Tania Leon
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by norman lebrecht
4h ago
Message received: Brooklyn College and its School of Visual Media and Performing Arts announces the Tania León Chair of Music, their first-ever endowed chair in music. The position was funded by The Tow Foundation and named in honor of León, who taught at Brooklyn College beginning in 1985, became Tow Distinguished Professor at Brooklyn College in 2000, and retired as Professor Emeritus in 2019. The inaugural incumbent will be conductor and educator Malcolm J. Merriweather, who has taught at the College since 2015 and will assume the chair position in the Fall of 2024, with the endowment supp ..read more
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New concertmaster in Vienna
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by norman lebrecht
6h ago
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien has confirmed that Lucja Madziar has passed her probationary year and is now 1st concertmaster. She shares the role with the Irish violinist Maighréad McCrann. Lucja is originally from Poznan in Poland and was formerly concertmaster at Deutsche Oper Berlin. The post New concertmaster in Vienna appeared first on Slippedisc ..read more
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We aim to be London’s anti-racist conservatoire
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by norman lebrecht
6h ago
Trinity-Laban is struggling to deal with a controversial email by a jazz professor that inflamed feelings among minority students. It is now issuing assurances of student safety, but none whatsoever about protecting its staff and their freedom to teach. Here’s the latest marshmallow from the embattled principal (pictured): Dear students and colleagues, Last Tuesday 19 March we met with a large group of you in the Laban Theatre because we needed to address a situation in which a member of our staff shared personal views that caused harm and offence to many of our students. We would firstly like ..read more
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Wigmore Hall launches the 2024/25 Season
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by norman lebrecht
6h ago
Become a Friend of Wigmore Hall for early access when Priority Booking opens from Wednesday 17 April. Membership starts from just £5 a month. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 30 April at 10.00am. Highlights of the exciting 2024/25 Season include the return of the extraordinary Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński on Thursday 12 September. Some of the world’s most sought-after soloists and chamber musicians return to the Hall, including Isabelle Faust who will be joined by violinist Anne Katharina Schreiber, viola player Antoine Tamestit and cellists Jean-Guihen Queyras and Christian P ..read more
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He gave $100m to Yale School of Music
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by norman lebrecht
8h ago
The death has been reported of Stephen Adams who, with his wife Denise, made a huge gift to Yale in 2005 with a view to providing free music tuition to all students. Adams was 86. Obituary here. The post He gave $100m to Yale School of Music appeared first on Slippedisc ..read more
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Just in: Italian opera chief is sent to jail
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by norman lebrecht
8h ago
Days after starting work as sovrintendente of the Maggio Musicale in Florence, Carlo Fuortes has been sentenced to 16 months in jail over the accidental death of a theatre worker at Rome Opera in July 2017. He was also ordered to pay 220,000 Euros to the victim’s family. Before arriving in Florence this week, Fuortes fell out with the Meloni government and was forced to resign as head of the national broadcaster, Rai. The future of the Maggio Musicale remains in the balance. The post Just in: Italian opera chief is sent to jail appeared first on Slippedisc ..read more
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Breaking: Yuja cancels Chicago with Klaus
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by norman lebrecht
8h ago
We’re hearing that Yuja Wang has dropped out of next week’s Bartok concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and her former boyfriend Klaus Mäkelä. Chicago still has her name up in lights on the website but they’ve been calling around agents for a replacement. This may become a frequent occurrence. Yuja and Klaus booked three years’ worth of concerts together before the breakup, embarrasing agents on both sides. The post Breaking: Yuja cancels Chicago with Klaus appeared first on Slippedisc ..read more
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Ruth Leon recommends… Ansel Adams – A Documentary Film
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by norman lebrecht
9h ago
Ansel Adams – A Documentary Film  I don’t know much about the art of photography, always having preferred painting, but even I know that Ansel Adams was the acknowledged master of the art.   Here is a documentary about the man and his life but, more significantly, about the landscapes in the High Sierras and Yosemite National Park that inspired him and which were the subject of his astonishing photographs.   Blessed with a father who understood and encouraged this rather odd boy who couldn’t learn anything at school but who, from an early age, could see the world in ways that ar ..read more
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Ruth Leon recommends….
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by norman lebrecht
9h ago
Ring Them Bells! A Kander and Ebb Celebration  This is a full-length concert programme celebrating the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.   Those readers who are not musical theatre nuts – there must be a few of you out there – may not be aware that this great partnership spawned some fifteen of the most significant and successful musicals of the past 50 years. Together, they composed the scores for Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Zorba, The Act, amongst many others, the score for Martin Scorcese’s film, New York New York and Liza, a 1974 concert for ..read more
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