Katharina Wagner’s parting message last night at the closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024 was: The entire Festspielchor must re-audition. The existing Festspielchor has been disbanded. The Festspiele will hold auditions on around 10 weekends […]
String players are mourning the sudden passing of Professor Yizhak Schotten, a former player in the Boston Symphony who went on to become principal viola of the Cincinnati and Houston symphony orchestras. Six years ago […]
The magnificent saxophonist David Sanborn has died of prostate cancer, which he had endured for six years. He took up the instrument on doctors’ orders as a child to strengthen his chest muscles and improve […]