The Concertgebouw’s Mahler festival has its first jump-in. Sakari Oramo has been recruited to conduct the Adagio from the 10th symphony, followed by Das Lied von der Erde, on May 18, the anniversary of Mahler’s […]
Many happy returns to Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s wizard of Cape jazz improvisation. A refugee from apartheid, he has lived most of his adult life in New York, performing under the stage name Dollar Brand. […]
The Joystick and The Reins (Collage image :Eve Stainton) John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film, The Thing (which starred Kurt Russell) featured a score by Ennio Morricone because Carpenter wanted the film to have a European musical […]