A member of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, Sarah Vonsattel believes in the unifying power of music on the most divisive day in recent American history. She’s hoping to soften the hearts of voting citizens.
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A fantastic debut album from the fantastic Pacific Quintet. Unity themed, it combines composers from 6 different nationalities, 5 of which correspond to the home countries of the players (Bernstein being the “extra”). The booklet is […]
The German violinist who has declared a boycott on Trump’s USA is mystified at the lack of protest among American musicians and institutions. In Zurich this week, he played the Ukrainian national anthem at his […]
The Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy, has been won by Yifan Wu, from China. He also won the audience prize. The post Shanghai lad, 19, wins Premio Busoni appeared first on Slippedisc.
