The Kiss holds a unique place in Smetana’s oeuvre; it was the first operatic work he composed after the great personal tragedy of completely losing his hearing. Eliška Krásnohorská adapted a short story by Czech […]
The Berlin Philharmonic chief conductor made some sphinx-like comments in response to press questions yesterday: ‘To be fair, you have to look at the matter objectively from both sides. You have to try to maintain […]
Music from Pole to Pole – City of London Sinfonia and Dr Simon Clark at Smith Square Hall – (Photo: Suzi Corker) Music from Pole to Pole: Caroline Shaw, Webern, Dvorak, Lutosławski, Osvaldo Golijov, Marais, […]