The Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will personally oversee the reconstruction of the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, which has been going on for 12 years without visible progress. ‘I will come and have a […]
The big day is next Sunday. He tells Fiona Maddocks: ‘It’s a total cliche to say music keeps you young. I still feel like a teenager, though my knees may have a different opinion. I […]
Charli Eglington, who is 25 tomorrow, has composed a musical on the after-life of Mozart – how his sister Nannerl and his widow Constanze buried their personal jelousies to craft a posthumous image that protected […]
We have been notified of the death in Mannheim of the ex-Juilliard pianist and Mannheim University teacher, Scott Faigen. Scott was 69. From his Pittsburgh obit: For six years, Scott was a répétiteur at the […]
Over the Rainbow Until my friend Julian brought him to my attention I hadn’t realised that Dave Lee, a legendary pianist, composer, and musical director was still with us. But he is. At 98 he […]
The death of John Topham, just before Christmas, has been made known today. The funeral will be held on Monday January 20th at Carmountside Crematorium at 1pm. John Topham trained as a violin maker in […]
A grim message from Larry Schoenberg, the composer’s son: In a heartbreaking turn of events, Belmont Music Publishers, the esteemed house exclusively dedicated to preserving and promoting the works of Arnold Schoenberg, has been tragically […]
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I have an old friend who is on the substitute list for my orchestra. He comes in town a couple of times a year and I always put […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Four months ago, I wrote about one of the least satisfying Shostakovich records I have ever heard, a performance where the conductor, a hyped young Finn, skied across […]
The death has been announced of Luciano Alberti, former artistic director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and of the Teatro Comunale in Florence. He was 94. He was also Professor of History of Music at […]
