Besame mucho – the historically informed performance

Maggie Smith and Carol Burnett We have all seen the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith  who died last month aged almost 90.   Carol Burnett, now 93, is an American comedian, actress, and singer, a grande dame […]

Dear Alma, There is a member of our orchestra who constantly engages with our soloists. It’s very annoying to be around, he shows signed photos to us and brags about it. I am sure the […]

Yale School of Music comes to New York this Monday.  “Rippling with high-energy percussion and brass playing and a fluid interplay of polished strings as well as winds…”  is how The New York Times described […]