My violin kid wants to get to Harvard

The President of the German Shostakovich Society, Dr Bernd Feuchtner, has died after a prolonged illness, aged 75. A renowned scholar of the Russian composer and his world, he was also Intendent of the Handel […]

The Norwegian pianist tells David Krauss on Speaking Soundly about growing up with a father who conducted brass bands. Leif-Ove played euphonium until he was 17. He also sang in a church choir. ‘I am […]

Jews will go to synagogues tonight with heavy hearts. No year has been harder in living memory. No answers are expected with confidence. Here are some points of musical contemplation. The post Music for a […]