Saariaho’s delusions live on

Begin The Beguine – Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire  I know you know who Fred Astaire was. Everybody does. But it’s possible you may not have come across Eleanor Powell.  She was simply the greatest female […]

The US jazz bassist Barre Phillips, resident in France for more than half a century, died in Mexico at the weekend at the age of 90. Founder of the European Improvisation Centre, he was a […]

Conductor Ivan Fischer writes: It is with deep sadness that I share the grief of the family and the whole Hungarian music world: we have lost György Konrád, Pamacs, the wonderful violinist and friend. As […]