Austrian musicians have been shocked by the sudden death of Christian Blahous, resulting apparently from a fall in his home.
Christian, who had been director of the Waidhofen/Ybbstal Music School Association since 2014, was known throughout the profession for his high standards and energetic initiatives.
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An extraordinary take on the Purcell ode by Sofia Preobrazhenskaya, recorded in Leningrad in 1959. Beautiful in quite unexpected ways. The post Dido laments in Russian appeared first on Slippedisc.
The eminent Rome oboist Carlo Romano has announced the death of his senior colleague Bruno Incagnoli, retired principal oboe of the of the Rai Symphony Orchestra of Rome. Incagnoli was 88. Carlo writes: ‘Bruno was […]
Dear Alma You may remember I wrote to you a while back about losing my job in music teaching as a result of a ‘minor offence’ – which should not have warranted a bar to […]
