Is Trifonov the best at Cage’s 4’33”?

A reader informs us that Windows in Newcastle, an outstanding record shop with a colossal stock of classical CDs, has closed after 115 years as a purveyor of good music. Shops like Windows will never […]

Buon compleanno to the formidable Italian maestro, who turns 84 today. He is the doyen of his guild and he will know better than most that the one to beat is Arturo Toscanini, who retired […]

Dear Alma, A close and trusted friend who is a professional musician invited me to write a short chamber piece for his ensemble. I agreed to write it for no fee if the concert was […]