Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200
Browsing: Marin Alsop
Highlights | New Albums and Concerts to Welcome the New Year
We’re starting off the new year with appointments to the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, a host of new releases, and several concerts featuring notable Quebecois classical performers.
Newswire | Marin Alsop Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of Philadelphia Orchestra
MacArthur award winner Marin Alsop has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra for a three-year term beginning in the 2024–25 season.
Lebrecht Weekly | Schumann/Mahler: Symphonies 1&2 (Naxos)
The symphonies of Robert Schumann are vastly influential and infrequently performed. There are problems with some of the instrumental, writing, but main impediment is the…
Yuncham Lim Wins The 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
As I write this final report on the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, celebrations are underway in Sundance Square, the heart of this great…
The Cliburn Competition June 18 Report | The Final Round Final Concert – And No Clear Winner!
After weeks of grueling practice and performance three of the six finalists got their last chance to impress the judges. And no doubt about it:…
The Cliburn Competition June 15 Report | And Now We Have Heard Them All – But Wait! There’s More
The Cliburn Competition Final Round continued last night (June 15) with each of the last three finalists getting a chance to play a concerto with…
Hans Werner Henze: Night pieces and arias (Naxos)
It’s about time Germans got to grips with their greatest modern composer. While Berlin plays reams of Rihn and Munich wallows in Orff, the life…
Paul Hindemith: Mathis symphony (Naxos), Clarinet concerto (Orfeo)
****/*** Hindemith is a house without a door. The immensity of his output – 11 operas, 5 ballets, a dozen concertos, countless works for orchestra,…
Lebrecht Weekly – Leonard Bernstein: Symphonies 1 and 2 (Naxos)
Bernstein’s three symphonies have not enjoyed much exposure on record. Aside from the Sony and DG releases conducted by the composer, my database calls up…
