The great pianist died peacefully this morning, friends have reported. He was 94. Brendel was born in a Czech town, raised in Zagreb, educated in Graz and ignored in Vienna. A rush of Mozart and […]
Bangor Cathedral in Wales has suspended its choir after it sang a ‘Canticle of Indignation’ about job losses. The Cathedral said: ‘Bangor Cathedral is experiencing a significant shortfall between expenditure and income. This has far […]
By Barry Lenson We find it reassuring that young Americans are still deciding to become composers. It is more wonderful still that at least one of these younger Americans, Jennifer Higdon, is composing works that […]