The Easter Festival was founded by Herbert von Karajan with his Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in residence. Things went bellyup a few years back when the Berlin Phil accepted a better offer from Baden-Baden. Next season […]
Dear Alma, I flew to Europe for a concertmaster audition at a major international orchestra. Half a dozen of us waited our turn. To my astonishment, two were called forward and left. We were told […]
The NY Times reports the death of Jean-Philippe Allard, founder of the jazz division at PolyGram France (now Universal). Allard revived the careers of two generations of sidelined jazz artists, having first failed at a […]