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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Music in the Museum – Agustin Pennino – London Transport Museum Music in the Museum: Handel, Mendelssohn, Michael Head, Rossini; Agustin Pennino; London Transport MuseumReviewed 21 March 2025 A young Uruguayan counter-tenor braves the hubbub caused […]
A member of the 12 Cellists of the Berlin,Christoph Igelbrink has announced his retirement after 36 years. He sounds a bit disillusioned: ‘Attending concerts no longer has the social importance it once had. And we […]
The Australian Nicholas Carter, who is presently chief conductor at Oper Bern in Switzerland, has been named Generalmusikdirektor of Staatsoper Stuttgart, one of the leading German houses. He will succeed Cornelius Meister in 2006. Stuttgart […]
