There’s a famous 1947 Cartier-Bresson photograph of Igor plus Puss which we can’t reproduce.
The composer was feline in so many ways.
And he composed The Owl and the Pussycat, a forerunner to theLloyd Webber musical, CATS.
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Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall will reopen tomorrow after three years of refurbishment. Designed by Alvar Aalto, the landmark venue has been reconfigured as an all-day venue, with restaurants and other facilities, including two Aalto-designed apartments for […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has appointed Amadea Dazeley-Gaist as its principal horn. She has been hired straight out of the student roll at the Royal College of Music. In a further recruitment, Cillian Ó […]
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has announced the death of Professor David Watkin, a leading cellist and conductor of baroque ensembles. Before taking up the professorship, Watkin was principal cellist of English Baroque Soloists, Orchestre […]
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