So, Kamala Harris, do you know music?

The authorities in Kazan have reported the death of Sofia Gubaidulina, a leader of her generation, at the age of 93. Friends tell us she died early this morning A contemplative, spiritual modernist, she was […]

The billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has promised to give 300 million euros to build a new opera house. The city has allocated a site. But the bureaucrats are dithering over small print and the donor, 87, […]

Dear Alma, I flew to Europe for a concertmaster audition at a major international orchestra.  Half a dozen of us waited our turn.  To my astonishment, two were called forward and left. We were told […]