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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Alastair Macaulay has been out reviewing student productions: Three British choreographers: Ashton, Alston, Wheeldon One theatre critic used to boast that he never reviewed amateurs. I’ll concede that many amateur performances aren’t worth reviewing, but […]
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