Title page of Anna Magdalena Bach’s manuscript: Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, Cello Suite No. 6 in D […]
Best film score award last night went to Daniel Blumberg for his music for Brady Corbet’s film The Brutalist. Blumberg, 34, is a former frontman of the rock band, Yuck. He’s a Londoner who grew […]
We previously met Lucca-born Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) on a disc on Glossa’s “Cabinet” label, a set of superb performance software the composer’s Op. 2 Concerti grossi. That was in 2020, and revisiting the disc, the […]
Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy This clip needs no introduction. Perhaps the most incongruous pairing ever captured on video, a love duet between Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy singing Baby It’s Cold Outside. Nureyev doesn’t need to pantomime discomfort, he […]
Message received: The MSO is thrilled to announce that German-based Australian violinist Natalie Chee will join the MSO as our next Concertmaster, commencing January 2026. Natalie has been Concertmaster of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne […]
The Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena mourns the passing of Cesare Orselli, illustrious musicologist and university professor. He was the author of works on Boito, Brahms, Mascagni and Richard Strauss. The post Italian music scholar, […]
The British a capella octet, shaken by the withdrawal of Andrea Haines, have replaced her with a US visitor: We are thrilled to announce that Savannah Porter will be joining VOCES8 as Andrea’s successor. Savannah […]
The German violinist Christian Tetzlaff has cancewlled a US tour, saying he was unlikely to return unless the Government changed course on Russia-Ukraine. Tetzlaff, 58, told the NY Times: ‘Have the American people forgotten the […]
Ada Witczyk performing music from the 2023 Růžičková Composition Competition Violinist Ada Witczyk‘s new album, New Baroque – Sonatas on First Hand Records, features new sonatas for baroque violins and harpsichord, the six winning works […]
Mauriaio Pollini’s death was a significant blow to the piano world. His concerts in London over the years were always highlights, a great pianist of unfathomable energy who always illuminated everything he touched. A musician […]
