A friend came back fro KOKO last night, enthusing about a gig by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his pianist sister, Isata. There were 800 young people crowding out the venue, having a really good time. […]
I love Naxos’ pithy summary of the plot of Donizetti’s much-loved opera: Country boy Nemorino is determined to win the haughty Adina’s heart, but she refuses to give him the time of day. Can Doctor […]
The winner at the piano section of the 2024 George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest last night was Roman Lopatynskyi from Kyiv. The runners-up were both Russian: Tatiana Dorokhova and Evgeny Konnov. When the war […]