July 1, 2025
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Music school chief dies in home fall

Music school chief dies in home fall

Austrian musicians have been shocked by the sudden death of Christian Blahous, resulting apparently from a fall in his home. Christian, who had been director of the Waidhofen/Ybbstal Music School Association since 2014, was known […]

BBC mourns Proms legend

BBC mourns Proms legend

For 38 consecutive years, the Last Night of the Proms was set alight by the flawless David Butt soloing ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ in Sir Henry Wood’s swaying Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Butt, who was […]

For sale: A Jascha Heifetz Strad

For sale: A Jascha Heifetz Strad

Tarisio are accepting bids for a 1731 Stradivari violin on which Heifetz prepared the premieres of the Korngold and Walton concertos and made several famous recordings. Heifetz sold the instrument to colelctor Sam Bloomfield in […]