The Ukrainian violinist Alexandre Zapolski, concertmaster of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, has died of cancer at the age of 74. Originally from Ukraine, he migrated to Copenhagen in 1992 and became a powerhouse in […]
The Scottish violinist and Edinburgh Festival director is in chatty mood when David Krauss, principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, sits her down for a one-to-one. They are connected by a mutual friendship with Wynton […]
In a gossipy interview with Chinese media Yuja goes on to say, ‘have you seen Kissin talk?’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Loh (@andrew.the.piano.junkie) The post Yuja Wang: Martha Argerich […]
From the San Francisco Chronicle: The San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music have “paused” the Emerging Black Composers Project, citing a memo from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: I love artists who attempt the impossible. Within reason, that is. I’d draw the line at someone playing the 32 Beethoven sonatas one-handed, or the 15 Shostakovich quartets […]
The President has messaged: ‘I am thrilled to announce that Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo will be joining our Kennedy Center Board – This completes our selection. We look forward to restoring the Center to […]
Harry Christophers & The Sixteen in rehearsal – 2024 (Photo: Johnny Millar) Harry Christophers and The Sixteen embark on their 25th Choral Pilgrimage, Angel of Peace, this month. Starting in Croydon Minster on Monday 17 […]
This is a significant release from Naxos: Rachmaninoc’s Piano Sonatas No. 1 & 2, plus an arrangement of the orchestral tone-poem The Isle of the Dead. The First Sonata, D-Minor, Op. 28, dates from 1907/08. […]
I’m glad I acquired this enticing new album from the National Symphony Orchestra last November when it first came out – before the egomaniac in the White House sabotaged The Kennedy Center’s honor, credibility and […]
Silent film Star Harold Lloyd died 54 years ago on 8th March 1971 at the age of 77. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton may be more famous today, but in the 1920s Harold Lloyd was […]
