The English conductor came from a family of academics. When she graduated from Oxford and said she was going to make a career as a conductor, both parents were horrified.
She describes their reaction to Zsolt Bognar in the latest episode of Living the Classical Life. She now admits: ‘Yes, it was lonely out there.’
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Another act of educational philanthropy. Press release from Riyadh today: RIYADH: The Music Commission has launched the Kingdom’s first summer piano program, in collaboration with renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang, the Saudi Press Agency reported. […]
Opera Australia has posted news of the death of Rosemary Gunn, a Scottish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed a four-decade career with the company. Rosemary joined the company in 1972 and, in 1977, won both the Pan […]
From Graham Spicer’s Gramilano: The Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago saw the opening of Manon Lescaut, the last opera of the 2025 open-air season, on Saturday 30 August. Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera at his home […]
