‘Am I a criminal?’ demands the Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis in an interview with Der Spiegel. The challenging performer, 53, has been shunned by many western organisations for receiving financial support from the Kremlin and […]
Music In The Round: Romantic Piano Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 11 am, 23.05.2024 Schumann Gesange der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 1 (1853) Fauré Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 (1921) Ramean Le […]
A glowing profile in the New York Times failed to mention Sir Antonio Pappano’s less than happy encounters with orchestras in the US, where he spent his teenage years. Something, somehow, didn’t click. English music, […]