The much-loved instrument maker George Stoppani died over Christmas. Aside from making instruments he created a brand of ‘Real Guts Strings’ and was an international authority on instrumental acoustics.
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The Parisian music critic Alain Lompech (pictured) has a reputation for not respecting reputations. This week, he set his sights on the vastly popular Paris-based pianist Khatia Buniatishvili. Khatia was playing Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto […]
The Finale technology has made this announcement: – There will be no further updates to Finale, or any of its associated tools (PrintMusic, Notepad, Songwriter) – It is no longer possible to purchase or upgrade […]
The SWR has chosen Jonas Gira as principal horn and Raquel Perez-Juana as principal oboe. Jonas is a local lad. Raquel is a Spanish graduate of the Barenboim-Said academy. The orchestra’s chief conductor is the […]
