The violinist tells David Krauss on Speaking Soundly that he always did everything to the max. Growing up in Siberia, he had to play in gloves. At some point, he punched his teacher…
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The Vienna State Opera has found replacements for Lise Davidsen, who is having twins this year. Simone Schneider will sing Sieglinde in Die Walküre (2 and 22 June). House favourite Krassimira Stoyanova (pic) will sing […]
The last director of the Orchestre régional de Normandie, Pierre-François Roussillon, has died a few months after his orchestra was defunded. Son of a famous actor at the Comédie Française, Pierre-Francois was a solo clarinetist […]
The Australian conductor Jessica Cottis followed her agent Naomi Ives last year when Ives quit IMG to join K D Schmid. Cottis has now walked out on Ives to rejoin IMG. It’s the season of […]
