After a aseason of auditions, the Israel Philharmonic orchestra has chosen Nitzan Bartana as its next concertmaster, the first woman to occupy that post. Bartana is presently second Konzertmeisterin at Basel Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland. […]
In her Lebrecht Interview on BBC Radio 3, Lise Davidsen talked about turning to the mental coach of the Norwegian Olympic team for guidance about motivation and managing her career. ‘I thought, this isn’t for […]
Keynote speaker at the summer festival will be a former Economist jounalist, married to the Polish foreign minister. She is the author of important books on the Soviet Gulag and the current rise of western […]