Herbert (Sonny) Ausman, second trombonist in the LA Phil for 45 years, has died at the age of 78. His colleague, Ralph Sauer, writes: Herbert (“Sonny”) Medlar Ausman III passed away yesterday, just a few […]
In 1991, a few months after my book The Maestro Myth was published, I had a call from Dohnanyi, who was in his fourth season as principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. ‘We’ve never met,’ […]
First-night review from our occasional contributor Susan Hall: Claus Guth, the noted European director, debuts at the Metropolitan Opera with Richard Strauss’ Salome. It is an electrifying production, originally created with the Bolshoi Theatre of […]