“An experienced conductor with over 120 recordings to his name, [Martyn] Brabbins will join ENO in a troubled time for the company. Attempts to recoup the company’s losses have led to clashes between management and musical staff. [In March,] Brabbins’s predecessor Mark Wigglesworth resigned the post after disagreements with the executive panel over the future of the company.”
We May Have New Sculptures By Donatello And Verrocchio (And Maybe Even Da Vinci)
“The Museo dell’Opera del Duomo [in Florence] presented two little-known 15th-century terra-cotta sculptures on Thursday as the possible work of Donatello and Verrocchio (with, perhaps, the help of Verrocchio’s erstwhile assistant Leonardo da Vinci), proposed attributions that are expected to stir debate in Renaissance art scholarship.”
New York Philharmonic Awards New $30K Piano Prize
“[Benjamin] Grosvenor, 24, won the first Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize – which, in addition to the prize money, comes with opportunities to perform with the orchestra. He will play with the Philharmonic in April 2018, the orchestra said.”
“I’m Full Of Adrenaline So I’m Great, But In One Hour, I’m Going To Drop”: Talking To A New ABT Principal Minutes After His Debut
“After the final curtain on Wednesday, still drenched in sweat, feet red and raw, [Alban] Lendorf sat down in his dressing room to talk about his first night as a full member of the company. Below are edited excerpts from that conversation.”