Professor Robert Eschbach has some fresh insights for us about the recently auctioned Stradivarius violin that once belonged the the formidable Joseph Joachim. Joseph Joachim was the grandson of the internationally prominent wool merchant […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: I had tea once with Miklos Rozsa in a friend’s flat, around the corner from Abbey Road. It was my first encounter with a Golden Age Hollywood composer, […]
Premiere of Sven Helbig’s Requiem A at the Dresdner Kreuzkirche (Photo: Oliver Killig) The composer Sven Helbig has been on my radar since at least 2013 when his disc Pocket Symphonies came out [see my review] […]