The death has been communicated of Klaus Thunemann, principal bassoon in Hamburg in the 1960s and 70s, an international soloist and a lasting influence on the next two generations of performers. Klaus was 88.
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Sergei Eisenstein: Battleship Potemkin (Photo supplied by BFI) Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary 1925 silent film, Battleship Potemkin is widely considered a masterpiece in early cinema. It was inspired by the failed 1905 Russian Revolution and its iconic […]
For the first time this decade, the Bayreuth Festival has sold 100 percent of its tickets. Festival spokesman Hubertus Herrmann told the German Press Agency that there had been a few seats left for Parsifal […]
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Orpheus returns, raag, rhythm & a new sitar concerto: Jasdeep Singh Degun to be artist in residence at Barbican Centre for 2026/27")
