Jiří Pánek, who died on December 19 aged 77, was an outstanding Czech violinist, happy to be leading great orchestras. But when the opera house in Pilsen ran into difficulties, someone had to grab hold of the steering wheel.
Jiří was in charge for six critical years, 2006-2012, staging 29 operas, many of them new to his audience.
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The parents of Alec Van Khajadourian, from Los Angeles, are claiming he is the youngest person ever to play at Carnegie. He played two short pieces in the NY Classical Debut Awards Gala Concert on […]
This release, aptly titled “A Duke Moment”, spotlights music originating from Duke University. The Ciompi Quartet, comprised of professors at Duke, play an interesting program of new and recent works for string quartet by composers […]
The University of Amsterdam is due to reopen today after violent demonstrations over the Gaza war caused 1.5 million Euros worth of damage. The Concertgebouw, which cancelled two concerts by the Jerusalem Quartet, fearing for […]
