A US violinist gives his Strad to Belgium

The singer-songwriter posted this reminiscence four years ago: Fun fact, the titular line for “You Can Call Me Al” was inspired by an amusing misunderstanding at a party. One evening in the early 1970s, French […]

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The fashion these days is to remix the 16 Beethoven quartets, selecting one from each period — early, middle and late — in concert and record cycles. It […]

Presently solo English horn at the New York Philharmonic, Ryan Roberts has announced himself on social media as the next principal oboe in the LA Philharmonic. The LA seat is kept warm by frequent rotation. […]