In a prime case of maestro pulling power Gustavo Dudamel has secured for the New York Philharmonic the world premiere of an unplayed score by Maurice Ravel. ‘Prélude et danse’ from Ravel’s early work Sémiramis […]
Natalie Clein & her cello whose acquisition was facilitated by The Stradivari Trust(Photo: Michael Staab) The Stradivari Trust is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Created in 1985 by Cambridge entrepreneur and philanthropist Nigel Brown, the trust’s aim […]
The cow From that wonderful museum in Amsterdam comes this quirky little video about the cow and its importance in Dutch painting. Friso Lammertse, curator of 17th Century Dutch paintings at the Rijksmuseum, tells […]