The conductor, 82, today confirms a long-suspected diagnosis in a statement from his home in Berlin: I know that many people have been concerned about my health. I have been very touched by the support […]
Eight semi-finalists have been named in Hannover: Alexander Won-Ho Kim (31, South Korea) Eunjoong Park (23, South Korea) Alexandra Weissbecker (22, Germany) Louisa Staples (24, Great Britain, pictured) Kyumin Park (27, South Korea) Angela Chan […]
From my monthly essay in The Critic (new issue out today) … Nothing in opera surpasses that single scenic blow to the seat of emotions. The effect is so visceral that I have seen cellists […]