The ballet has announced the death of Yuri Grigorovich, its all-powerful director from 1964 to 1995. No large stage in the Soviet Union was untouched by his productions. His most performed choreographies included Prokofiev’s Ivan […]
Concertos for the Left Hand: Ravel, Korngold; Mathias Halvorsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Otto Tausk; Backlash MusicReviewed 22 January 2025 Two Paul Wittgenstein associated works, one known, one lesser-known, both receive towering performances that bring out […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: If you are looking for neglected stocks in these shaky times, you could do worse than sink a pair of ears into the music of Paul Ben-Haim. It […]