Raise a breakfast coffee to Ruth Slenczynska, still playing on her 100th birthday.
She first played with orchestra in Paris 93 years ago. Her teachers were Artur Schnabel, Egon Petri, Alfred Cortot, Josef Hofmann, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Malin Broman, concertmaster of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, has been named music director of the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, starting this summer. Broman, who turns 50 this year, is also Artistic Director of the Ostrobothnian […]
A trio with Mischa Maisky and Janine Jansen, new on youtube. Beat that. The post Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn appeared first on Slippedisc.
Edinburgh Council, led by Labour Mayor Jane Meagher, has announced measures to limit visits to the city: From 24 July 2026, a 5% fee will be applied to the cost of overnight accommodation in Edinburgh, […]
