In an act of Kremlin musical chairs, the Russian leader has reshuffled his Presidential Council for Culture and Art.
Out goes the former Bolshoi chief, Vladimir Urin, who was never much of a Putinist. In comes the bass singer Ildar Abdrazakov, a fanatical loyalist.
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The academic Geoff Baker, emeritus professor at Royal Holloway University of London, has published a reflection on the 50th anniversary of the music education system that has become a propaganda instrument of a criminal regime. […]
The International Vocal Competition (IVC) is a classical singing competition that has attracted singers from all over the world to ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands since 1954. Once a small singing competition aimed at singers from the […]
If you enjoyed Sir Willard White’s performance in Monday night’s Prom [see my review] or perhaps you are regretting not seeing him, then later this month there is a chance to hear him up close […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Virtuosity & discipline: John Wilson & the Sinfonia of London in Respighi's Roman trilogy & Walton's Cello Concerto")
