The Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz went into the 2005 Chopin Competition with a strategy to isolate himself from all other performers and from the outside world. He read no newspapers, heard no radio. ‘I found […]
The composer has sent this missive to the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theatre: It has come to my attention that a ballet entitled Wuthering Heights featuring my music and using my name in its advertising […]
A member of the 12 Cellists of the Berlin,Christoph Igelbrink has announced his retirement after 36 years. He sounds a bit disillusioned: ‘Attending concerts no longer has the social importance it once had. And we […]