The international Yehudi Menuhin festival in Gstaad has consigned its future to the violinist Daniel Hope.
The appointment of the new director will be announced tomorrow. Details here.
Hope, 50, grew up Yehudi Menuhin’s knee while his mother, Eleanor, was the legend’s secretary.
The post Menuhin Festival selects a Menuhin protege appeared first on Slippedisc.
The phenomenal saxophonist and composer Benny Golson died this weekend in Manhattan. He played himself in the Steven Spielberg movie The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks. His compositions include “I Remember Clifford”, “Blues March”, “Stablemates”, “Whisper […]
Buon compleanno to the formidable Italian maestro, who turns 84 today. He is the doyen of his guild and he will know better than most that the one to beat is Arturo Toscanini, who retired […]
From our resident agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I have ten private students, and I ask the parents to pay in cash. Most do, but there are three who don’t. I send out email reminders […]
