Benjamin Britten wrote for cabaret

We  received late notification of the death of Deborah Fleisher, daughter of the late pianist Leon Fleisher and scion of a tremendous musical llineagie, as her sister Leah recalls: Deborah Fleisher (December 3, 1953 – […]

The loss of Esa-Pekka Salonen early in the festival was a serious blow. Now Zubin Mehta has pulled out. He has ‘personal reasons’ for not conducting Beethoven’s 9th symphony. Here’s the official notice: Regrettably, guest […]

Dear Alma, I left my oboe on the train last week. It’s the third time in as many years. The first I blamed on Covid stress. The second was during my divorce. But this time […]