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Quiet passing of a disabled clarinet - Slippedisc

We have just been made aware of the...

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Denmark's new concertmaster is 26 - Slippedisc

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has appointed the...

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New baton in Belgium - Slippedisc

The Opera Ballet of Flanders has chosen Stephan...

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Where's the Vienna Phil? Flying behind the Berlin Phil into Asia - Slippedisc

No sooner did the Berlin Philharmonic fly off...

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French interior minister confirms arrests after concerthall violence - Slippedisc

Among the morning-after reactions to the smoke and...

slippedisc.bsky.social @slippedisc.bsky.social · 14h

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The door opened, Shostakovich walked in. Everything went silent - Slippedisc

In the latest episode of Living the Classical...

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How musicians maintain extraordinary fine motor skills well into advanced age - Slippedisc

Fascinating research by Julia Tom, former Concertgebouw cellist:...

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Live video of attack on Israel Phil Paris concert
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Breaking: Israel Phil concert is firebombed in Paris - Slippedisc

Pro-Palestine protestors set fire to seats at the...

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Breaking: Israel Phil concert is firebombed in Paris - Slippedisc

Pro-Palestine protestors set fire to seats at the...

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More phone trouble at CBSO - Slippedisc

From a correspondent: This afternoons’ estimable concert with...

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Macaulay reviews Makropoulos: Lesbianism, skullduggery, drugs, and more - Slippedisc

From our resident critic Alastair Macaulay: The director...

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Nathalie Stutzmann wins vote of confidence - Slippedisc

The French conductor has been renewed for three...

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Norway mourns chief conductor - Slippedisc

The death has been announced of Terje Boye...

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Putin pins his friendship to fallen German star - Slippedisc

The German pianist and conductor, founder of the...

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Victims of US Govt shutdown get free opera tickets - Slippedisc

People impacted by the US government shutdown can...

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Brazil composer, RIP - Slippedisc

The influential Brazilian composer and singer Salomão Borges...

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Just in: French culture minister welcomes Israel Philharmonic - Slippedisc

Tweet from Rachida Dati, minister of culture: ‘Welcome...

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Ballet that sacked its orchestra is paying BBC musicians to record tracks - Slippedisc

We hear that the BBC Concert Orchestra has...

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San Francisco plucks principal horn from London - Slippedisc

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, presently lacking a...

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Russian baton gets signed in Paris - Slippedisc

AskonasHolt has secured general management for Liubov Nosova,...

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Reform UK plays Mahler symphony as wait-for-Farage warm-up - Slippedisc

Testimony on this video at 2:41.

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Andre Rieu buys two pedigree violins - Slippedisc

A Luxembourg investment fund manager has sold two...

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Universal nails down Youtube - Slippedisc

Universal Music Group says it has secured ‘really...

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The first Babi Yar symphony gets a US premiere - Slippedisc

The Shostakovich 13th symphony, commemorating the Jewish victims...

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Oh dear, my timpanist got locked in the lavatory - Slippedisc

One popular variant of an English folksong goes:...