I passed on the Calidore String Quartet’s previous Beethoven set of the late quartets, issued in early 2023. Based solely on the sound samples I listened to online, I thought they sometimes sounded a bit […]
A court in St Petersburg has ordered bailiffs to enter an apartment belonging to the opera singer Anna Netrebko. They have been ordered to inspect unauthorised structural work that may weaken the rest of the […]
As deputy principal viola of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from the 1950s, Eric Sargon was a familiar face on the London concert stage for 43 years. He often freelanced in the recording studios, earning his […]