The incoming New York Philharmonic conductor was invited to contribute a ‘Turning Points’ article to the local newspaper. Probably ghosted, and ever so slightly pretentious. He begins: Lately I have been thinking about the relationship […]
A giant bas-relief of Joseph Stalin has been reinstalled in the Moscow Metro. A group calling itself USSRdays has posted: Friends, I am glad to share with you great news! On the day of […]
From a guest essay by Jonathan Biss in the NY Times: In 2015, when I broke my arm and needed to cancel several weeks of concerts, no one suggested to me that I shouldn’t tell […]