Fantastic to see Barenboim at his home. I am so proud to have studied with him for so many years, play so many concerts and recorded with him both as pianist and conductor.
A true legend and great example for me as a musician and as humanist! I have known him since I played my first audition for him in Cologne when I was 17 years old. It was a marvelous time spent with him and with his wife Elena Bashkirova.
A couple of weeks ago, Yusif Eyvazov changed managements. Nothing earth-shattering about that except that it was a move he made alone, independently of his powerful wife, the soprano Anna Netrebko. Today, the couple announced […]
The 2025 Ring Award for Direction, Stage, and Costume Design was awarded in Graz to an Italian team – Giorgio Pesenti, Giulia Bruschki, Riccardo Mainetti, Elena Patacchini and Matteo Castiglioni. The post Italians win […]
Mezzo-soprano Leah Marian Jones described her difficult situation to BBC Radio Cymru at yesterday’s Senedd protest over WNO funding cuts. She said: ‘I’m a carer for old people. I get them up in the morning, […]