The buildings that house the Rachmaninoff Museum and its refular concerts on Bolshaya Ordynka have been reclaimed by the city authorities after the museum’s lease expired. The collection, founded by pianist Viktor Merzhanov, is now […]
Philadelphia Orchestra has just signed Esteban Batallán as principal trumpet, starting next month. The Spanish virtuoso, 40, has put in five years in the role at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he was recruited by […]
For lack of taste and talent you would be hard pressed to find an act duller and more banal than this official state presentation by veteran pop persona Arielle Dombasle. What were they thinking? The […]