This morning, BBC Radio 3 Unwind launched on BBC Sounds. Billed as a new 24/7 stream showcasing a broad and eclectic range of calming classical music, at first you wonder whether it might be entirely […]
The German-based pianist has pulled out of Wednesday’s performance of Beethoven’s triple concerto in Tel Aviv. According to the orchestra, Levit sends his regrets and says he hopes to return soon. The cancellation may be […]
Eight and a half years ago, Valery Gergiev conducted an all-male concert in the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra to celebrate its reconquest by Putin forces on behalf of the chemical mass-murderer Bashir al-Assad. This […]