Roman Yanchishin, solo violinist of the Bolshoi orchestra since 1980, has died in Moscow of an unnamed cause.
He was designated Honoured Artist of Russia two years ago.
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The last to sing the role in 1957 was Montserrat Caballe. Before her, Callas. It seems the Milan public won’t accept cheap substitutes. Tonight, Marina Rebeka will sing Norma, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya is Adalgisa and Freddie […]
With a double change of violinist and violist, David Harrington is the last survivor of the group he founded in 1973. ‘We listened to several hundred of each instrument,’ Harrington told the San Francisco Chronicle. […]
You can now get excluded for carrying a flag related to ‘politics, hatred and advertising’. Seems to cover pretty much everything. The post BBC Proms tightens Last Night flags restriction appeared first on Slippedisc.
