We have been notified of the passing of Christopher Keyte, a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, who made more than fifty solo recordings and appeared in leading roles at Covent Garden and elsewhere.
He was the father-in-law of the Canadian baritone Gerald Finley.
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The BBC Proms schedule, made public last night, contains plenty of temptations. – There’s the Vienna Philharmonic, rarely spotted in London nowadays, playing a cheerful pair of symphonies, Bruckner 9 and Tchaikovsky Pathetique. – My […]
Here’s what Emma Stenning is doing with her working day. Lecturing fellow-flaks on where her organisation went wrong. The post Remember when CBSO was relevant? appeared first on Slippedisc.
Bavarian Radio has a rare interview with the shy and retiring German composer Max Richter, first choice for all classical stations with a ‘relaxing’ stream. Richter, 58, is from the Pied Piper’s town of Hamelin. […]
