The death has been published of Celso Garrido-Lecca, a prominent figure in choral music across the sub-continent. He was best known as a close associate of the songwriter Victor Jara in Chile up to 1973.
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The Austrian tabloid Kurier has reported the death of its former showbiz reporter Peter Kupfer, who turned chasing stars into a profitable business. The personable Kupfer was manager of star tenors José Carreras, Juan Diego […]
From Bruce Duffie’s 1990 interview in Chicago with the Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who died this week: RS: I must tell you little story. I know Shostakovich personally, himself, because my father a few years […]
Message from Jeremy Eichler: … After 18 years at the Boston Globe, I am moving on from my position and joining the faculty of Tufts University, where I’ll be taking up a newly created professorship […]
