Arguably the least musical US national anthem

The death has been announced of Russia’s foremost chorusmaster, founder of the Moscow Chorus Theatre, Boris Pevzner. The theatre said: ‘The entire staff of the Moscow Choral Theatre is deeply shocked by this irreparable loss.We […]

The Icelandic musician Jònas Ingimundarson, known as Mr Piano in his homeland, died on Monday, aged 80. Aside from his solo career, he was a cherished accompanist to the country’s leading singers. His son, Haukur, […]

Here’s the list of selected candidates. Marguerite Long was the dedicatee of the Ravel G major concerto. Jacques Thibaud formed a trio with Cortot as Casals. They were as French as French can be. The […]