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 Jerusalem chamber music festival, directed by Barenboim’s wife Elena Bashkirova and involving many of their close friends, was due to open on September 3. It was cancelled last night because of sky wars in […]
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel – Zahid Siddiqui (Witch) – Royal Academy Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller) Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel; Clover Kayne, Erin O’Rourke, Alex Bower-Brown, Zixin Tang, Zahid Siddiqui, director: Jack Furness, conductor: Johann Stuckenbruck, […]
Police have reportedly told residents of the upmarket London district of St Johns Wood to play loud classical music in order to keep crome of the streets that they no longer patrol. The NW8 area […]
