The autograph manuscript of the fourth movement of Beethoven’s string quartet in B flat major, Opus 130, has been acquired by the Beethovenhaus in Bonn. It has been rpivately owned and inaccessible for decades.
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The San Francisco Chronicle carries an obituary for Mark Izu, a composer and bassist who was a central figure in the Asian American arts movement. Mark, who died of colon cancer, was 70. He curated […]
The death has been communicated of Ferenc Rados, Hungarian pianist and professor at the Liszt Academy. Zoltan Kocsis once called him ‘the most enigmatic individual of Hungarian music life’ adding: ‘How is it possible that […]
Message received: Iván Fischer and his two orchestras launch European Orchestra Academy This Monday, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Music Director of both ensembles, Iván Fischer, will join forces […]
