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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Haydn, Mahler/Schnittke, Tchaikovsky Alena Baeva (violin); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber. (conductor/harpsichord/piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 01.03.2025 Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor, ‘La Passione’ (1768) Mahler/Schnittke Piano Quartet (1878/1988, arr. Wellber/Kagarlitsky, 2024) Tchaikovsky Violin […]
Message from inveterate concertgoer Tim Walton: In a break from what is going on at the CBSO, I went to a fantastic concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the final concert of their academic year. […]
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