The German town of Heimbach has named a road bridge to its power station in honour of the late Lars Vogt, founder of its music festival. Vogt, who died of cancer in September 2022, initiated a series of concerts inside the power station.
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The pianist Martin Ballý, teacher of two generations of Czech pianists, died today at the age of 70. He devoted much of his energy to the advancement of post-War Czech music, from Martinu to Kabelac. […]
Herbert Blomstedt, 97, is conducting the Czech Philharmonic with Katia and Marielle Labeque. The post Pic of the day: Me, and my girls appeared first on Slippedisc.
The orchestra and its music director Thomas Søndergård have chosen James Vaughen as principal trumpet, succeeding Manny Laureano who is retiring after 44 years. Vaughen, 25, is presently assistant principal trumpet at the Detroit Symphony […]
