The NY Times reports the death of Jean-Philippe Allard, founder of the jazz division at PolyGram France (now Universal).
Allard revived the careers of two generations of sidelined jazz artists, having first failed at a job in the classical division.
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Having two productions of Bellini’s Norma running simultaneously at the Vienna Staatsoper and Teater an der Wien has certain advantages. Juan Diego Florez has fallen sick and can’t sing Pollione tonight at the Staatsoper. In […]
The winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition is Zijian Wei, 25, from China. Two Americans came second and third. You can watch the final round on youtube. The post Chinese contender wins Cleveland appeared […]
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I have a precious Guarnerius, my grandfather’s violin, that I take with me to the communal shelter (known as Mamad) every time the Iranians start dropping hardware in […]
