The death has been announced, aged 94, of the venerable Burton Fine, principal viola for 29 years of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
He started out as a research chemist with the space agency NASA.
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The Southwestphalia Philharmonic has chosen Ingmar Beck as its chief conductor, starting a year from now. He is a former chorister at Augsburg Cathedral and a winner of the Aspen conducting prize. The post Baton […]
BSO%20(2).jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Mark Wigglesworth's debut concerts as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra")
Mark Wigglesworth and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Photo: BSO) Mark Wigglesworth is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new chief conductor and his first season in the role with the orchestra will feature five programmes in eleven concerts […]
The excellent Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan has been loaned the famed ‘Kiesewetter’ violin, made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona around the year 1724. The loan was made through the Stretton Society, which places prestige instruments […]
