The funeral took place yesterday in Netanya, Israel, of Daniel Hoffman, an outstanding researcher and performer of klezmer music. He was diagnosed two years ago with a glioblastoma and received treatment in Germany. Daniel leaves […]
The Vienna Philharmonic, on its first Beijing visit for 11 years, gave the audience just what they came for – Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and one of Josef’s waltzes. ‘Chinese classical music enthusiasts know […]
The serene and much-recorded Polish concert and opera singer Jadwiga Rappé died this weekend. She performed in most major venues and appeared on 56 recordings, including Wagner with Bernard Haitink and works of Lutoslawski and […]