There is a present and immediate threat that the rare Brazilian wood used in the making of bows for stringed instruments is about to be listed under the highest level of protection. Eva-Maria Tomasi of […]
Foyer of Wigmore Hall in 1901 when it was Bechstein Hall (Photo courtesy of Wigmore Hall) Like many major cities, London’s concert halls are largely recent phenomenon and old halls have had a habit of […]
The Sixties singer and Mick Jagger girlfriend died today in London aged 78. Austrian-Jewish on her mother’s side, Marianne grew up in the north of England in considerable poverty. Starting out as a folk singer, […]