If you know Friedrich von Flotow (1812-82) it’s via his opera Martha. But there is another side, on gloriously revealed here: two wonderful Piano Concertos. Despite his obviously Germanic name, von Flotow was educated in […]
The deeply troubled Melbourne Symphony has called in consultants KPMG to see what went wrong. The chairman an d three other board members will step down. Richard Wrigley, former head of the BBC Philharmonic, has […]
The prolific German composer Wolgang Rihm died today in Ettlingen after an illness, his family announced. He was 72. His output included eight operas, at least two dozen works for orchestra and 13 string quartets. […]