In a talk to a Prague audience in the land of his birth, the late pianist plucks a few snippets from an elusive autobiography. ‘Towards the end of the war,’ he relates without expression, ‘there was an xtended gap in my piano playing, because there was no piano.’
Brendel died today, aged 94.
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The Venice Biennale has extended Sir Wayne McGregor’s term as Artistic Director of the Dance Department for two more years. McGregor has been Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet in London since 2006. The post […]
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The BBC is reporting that members of the Welsh National Opera orchestra have accepted a pay deal after a year of protests. The price is the loss of 10 positions, which are curretnyl vacant. WNO […]
