The house where Ferruccio Busoni lived from 1902-08, and where he composed his monumental piano concerto, was remembered with a memorial plaque yesterday in Berlin. Next month sees the centenary of the composer’s death.
Igor Levit, an outstanding interpreter of the concerto, shared his experiences of playing it at age 18.
Don’t bother calling the Philharmonie box-office. A five-night series of classical guitar concerts, headlined by the Catelnuovo-Tedesco and Rodrigo concertos, has completely sold out. The fingers behind it belong to rising Warner artist Thibaut García. […]
Natalie Burch, James Way and Annemarie Federle at St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington where their recording of Britten’s Canticles was made (Photo: Will Coates-Gibson/Foxbrush) Britten: Five Canticles; Errollyn Wallen; My Lazy Goodheart, Schubert: Auf dem Strom, […]