New online: Martha plays Mendelssohn

It’s not just the rest of the world that bottom-bumping Ryanair enjoys tormenting. Sharon Corr, a member of the Irish folk pop band The Corrs, has sent this message to Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair boss […]

The indefatigable Herbert Blomstedt conducted Bruckner’s 9th symphony last night in Copenhagen. Danish Radio’s symphony orchestra say: ‘Yesterday we had the great honor of having 98 year old Herbert Blomstedt on the podium. With his […]

The Saxon soprano  Barbara Hoene has died, aged 80. She spent 36 years as a soloist of the Semper Oper in Dresden, where she was appointed  Kammersängerin, She married the violinist Klaus Hoene and retired […]