The pianist Nina Svetlanova, beloved by generations of students at the Manhattan School of Music and the Mannes College of Music, passed away today at her home in New York. She was 92. She retired […]
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 This exhibition, Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, examines an exceptional moment at the dawn of the Italian Renaissance and the pivotal role of Sienese artists—including Duccio, Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini—in […]
Kenneth Woods & the English Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Michael Whitefoot) Based in Elgar’s home-town of Malvern, the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO), artistic director Kenneth Woods, is inevitably associated with the music of Elgar and their […]