In the 1890s, between symphonies, Gustav Mahler tried his hand ‘improving’ string quartets by Beethoven and Schubert, in adaptations for string orchestra. They don’t get heard much these days.
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The Van Cliburn Competition started a boutique management firm, to be known as the Cliburn Agency. Its initial roster consists of relative unknowns: pianists Greg Anderson, Peter Dugan, Fei-Fei (pictured) and Clayton Stephenson, Anderson & […]
The fashion brand Max Mara has taken responsibility for dressing the women of La Scala’s orchestra this season. The look is stylish, but very dark. It’s a concert, guys, not a funeral. The […]
The chief executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Emma Stenning, has appointed a Community Board of local leaders and activists. The Board, in her words, is A group designed to build connections with […]
