The hymn Be Still, My Soul takes its music from Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. It has less grip on the incoming president’s attention than the future sovereignty of Greenland. He talks right through the hymn. […]
An appeal has been raised for the widow and daughter of LA Opera concertmaster Roberto Cani. After a brave battle with cancer, Roberto left us far too soon, leaving behind his beloved wife Elena and […]
The Colburn School in Los Angeles, host to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s conducting Fellowship, has received a huge $16.6 million donation from an Illinois-based foundation. Salonen said: ‘I am deeply grateful to The Negaunee Foundation for supporting […]