Tonight will be the last performance of Tadaaki Otaka as conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He was principal conductor from 1987 to 1995 and conductor laureate since then. Otaka, 77, remains Music […]
David Krauss’s latest inrerviewee on Speaking Soundly is the jazz pianist Aaron Diehl, an artist whose roots in Catholic and classical music have fed an phenomenal gift for improvisation. When not playing, he’s flying aircraft. […]
I like the Azica label, and I love discovering new string quartets, so this title instantly caught my eye – especially as they play Bacewicz’s very popular 4th Quartet. Everyone is playing it lately, at […]