Last week we reported much dissatisfaction with the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, who reverted from a Beethoven recital on his UK tour to last year’s tried-and-tested Goldberg Variations. The switch was all the more aggravating […]
Le Sacre du Printemps The first performance of Le Sacre du Printemps took place in Paris 112 years ago this week on May 29, 1913. This groundbreaking ballet with its radical music and choreography by […]
From the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti: I’m so happy to announce my debut at the @salzburgerfestspiele this summer, with the part of Jocasta in Oedipus Rex (Stravinsky), under the lead of my favorite conductor @lorenzoviotti, together with the @viennaphilharmonic and @wienersingverein !!! I started […]