Besame mucho – the historically informed performance

We hear that Stephen Rose, former head of violin studies, has quit the sinking Cleveland Institute of Music. We have not yet seen his resignation letter, but he’s at least the sixth faculty member to […]

Opera Zuid, the opera of southern Netherlands, has posted a petition that appeals for public signatures to secure its survival. The Dutch parliament is expected to cut its funding next week, a decision that the […]

The Latvian musician Marta Sudraba, leader of the Kremerata Baltica cellos, died this weekend of an incurable disease, at the age of 50. Gidon Kremer has sent us this personal appreciation: Dearest…. Marta! You will […]