The conductor has enjoyed a clear run until now. As music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 18 years he enjoyed the confidence of the musicians and the adulation of a star-struck audience. The […]
The much-loved instrument maker George Stoppani died over Christmas. Aside from making instruments he created a brand of ‘Real Guts Strings’ and was an international authority on instrumental acoustics. The post English luthier […]
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Leçons de Ténèbres Les Arts Florissants ./William Christie (director / organ) with Ilja Aksionov (tenor) and Padraic Rowan (bass-baritone). Wigmoe Hall, 16.04.2025 Missa Assumpta est Maria, H 11 (?1669): Prélude. Troisième leçon de […]