The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has thrown a farewell party for Adrian Mann, its long-serving principal double-bass. He’s not leaving, though.
Adrian, whose father was the noted musicologist Alfred Mann, is still turning up for work in his other job as staff librarian.
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Christoph Meyer, 64, is taking early retirement as General Director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. He says: ‘After consulting a doctor, my health condition unfortunately does not allow me to continue to lead the […]
The Met chief had a big birthday bash in Montreal on Sunday. Some impressive talent turned out. The post Forever young? Yannick turns 50 appeared first on Slippedisc.
Toshio Hosokawa’s music recalls the calligraphic lines of Japanese script, but, as he puts it, ‘at the limit of time and space’. Hosokawa reframes the very way we experience the guitar; traditional folk music retains […]
