The formidable cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Auschwitz survivor and longterm moral conscience of London’s orchestras, turned 100 today.
Instead of a telegram from the King, she received a personal visit.
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Two of the most captivating violinists that ever drew bow across strings play the Beethoven concerto with the same conductor, the phlegmatic Sir Adrian Boult. Comparison does not get closer. The post Compare and contrast: […]
The Bavarian resort of Dießen am Ammersee plans to open its composer museum on November 2. Orff died in 1982. The Carmina royalties keep rolling in. The museuem is funded by the Carl Orff foundation. […]
The Edinburgh International Festival has just ended with its best box-office in a decade. The final tally was 88 percent ticket sales to 111,000 spectators from 91 countries. The Fringe did less well, albeit on […]
