It has been announced that assistant principal trumpet Mark Ridenour will retire at the end of this month. He has held that post for 31 years, since his appointment by Daniel Barenboim in 1994. photo: […]
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the late Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam. The service will be held in Helsinki on November 8 at the Meilahti church. Later that day, Finnish National Opera will stage a […]
I am greatly saddened to learn that Alexander Waugh has died, far too soon, of prostate cancer. Among his many writings, he was opera critic of the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard in […]