Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn

The Peruvian Dayner Tafur-Díaz has won the Siemens Conductors Competition with a prize of studying in the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Tafur-Díaz, 26, stood out among 68 contestants from 29 countries. The post […]

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch tells this story about her centenarian mother’s birthday this week: ‘It was a private visit from the King. She´s also very fond of Stephen Fry. He is a great friend. I am delighted […]

From a Barrons interview with Weston Sprott, dean and director of the Preparatory Division at the Juilliard School, and trombonist in the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. I balance full-time teaching at Juilliard and full-time performing with […]