The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009.
Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum – Britten Sinfonia, Sinfonia Smith Square, Nicholas Daniel – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark (Photo: Britten Sinfonia) Stravinsky: Symphonies of wind instruments; Poulenc: Timor et tremor, Vinea mea electa, Tristis est […]
Composer Profile: Franz Liszt (1811-1886) A mesmerizing pianist and composer who still entrances us today Edited by Barry Lenson from Content Generated by the Claude AI App You might say that the compositions of Franz […]
Oscar Wilde’s 170th Birthday In the West End theatre season of 1895, the playwright Oscar Wilde had three plays running simultaneously in the West End. Lady Windermere’s Fan came first, in 1892, A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1894). He […]