Tributes are flowing for the late Herbie Flowers, whose distinctive twang can be heard on recordings by David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Elton John and, indelibly, on Lou Reed’s Walk On The Wild Side.
Herbie learned to play an instrument as a national serviceman in the Royal Air Force. His credit apppears on some 500 releases.
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After months of politically stirred speculation, the Bavarian government this morning awarded new contracts to Serge Dorny and Vladimir Jurowski as intendant and GMD of Bavarian State Opera. Dorny, 62, gets five more years, Jurowski, […]
Steel City Choristers performing at Berlin Cathedral Earlier this month, Steel City Choristers went on its first international tour – a week-long trip singing in Berlin and Leipzig. The choir of 24 children and 15 […]
The Brandenburg Staatsorchester in Frankfurt an der Oder has a new chief conductor, starting next year. He is Felix Mildenberger, 35, principal guest conductor of the Filarmonica Teatro Regio di Torino and a former Simon […]
