The Czech violinist Pavel Šporcl was playing the Mendelssohn concerto with the Mlada Boleslav Chamber Orchestra when a sideswipe from the conductor’s baton knocked his precious blue violin out of his hands. Only a swift […]
An advisory about interval bells has been issued in the website’s disability section: ‘The bell is loud and can be startling. It is rung ten minutes before the show starts and at each interval.’ So […]
It takes more than Mozart balls for a foreigner to conduct the Czech Philharmonic in Slavonic Dances. Hats off to Simon Rattle who brings off every micro-shift in these indigenous dances with aplomb. Enjoy. […]