An extremely rare interview with the grande dame of British pianism, heroine of the Blitz.
She also talks of making false crescendos to mask the noise of flying bombs. ‘When the bomb went away, I made a decrescendo.’
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From the Korea Times: Renowned soprano Angela Gheorghiu caused a stir during a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” in Seoul, halting the orchestra and interrupting her co-star’s mid-show encore, much to the dismay of opera enthusiasts […]
Further to our report yesterday, the New York Philharmonic has ended its interest in Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as its next president. The search continues. The post NY Phil abandons St […]
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra have inserted an unusual programme a month from now. In the first half of the concert, outgoing music director Daniel Harding conducts works by two women composers, Lili Boulanger and […]
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