This is Volume Six of Somm’s Bruckner series; we looked at Volume One here. This contains the monumental Eighth Symphony. If thee is one orchestra the seems perfect for Bruckne, with its rich tradition, its […]
We hear that Marcus Davey is stepping down after 26 years running the Roundhouse, London’s most eclectic and youth oriented music venue. On the fringe of Camden Market, he’s put on everything from baroque opera […]
Roman Yanchishin, solo violinist of the Bolshoi orchestra since 1980, has died in Moscow of an unnamed cause. He was designated Honoured Artist of Russia two years ago. The post Death of a Bolshoi concertmaster […]