BBC diversity hiring now includes the dead

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Lukas Foss was a classmate of Leonard Bernstein’s at the Curtis Institute and a lifelong friend, though never an equal. While Bernstein blazed to national glory in his […]

From the Telegraph: Over the course of six weeks this summer Kenneth Wilson cycled to all 42 of England’s Anglican cathedrals – covering 2,000 miles in total – with a cello strapped to the front […]

The California violin and mandolin maker Gary Vessel has been hospitalised after a severe stroke and is in need of assistance. He has no health insurance. There’s a fundraiser here. The post Appeal for top […]