The London Symphony Orchestra has named Simon Johnson as its principal trombone. He has been co-principal with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orechestra and teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Q: Does your instrument have […]
The Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, among the most prestigious in France, has been won by the Korean pianist Kim Sae-hyun. The 17 year-old played Rachmaninoff’s third concerto in the final with the Orchestra of the Republican Guard, […]
This may save a lot of rehearsal time. From today’s programme release: When the Swiss composer Michael Jarrell came across Kassandra, a 1983 novella by the East German author Christa Wolf, his initial idea was to […]