The death has been announced of Russell Malone, a prodigious jazz guitarist who worked with many leading artists, latterly with Harry Connick Jr. and Diana Krall.
A fund-raiser has been created on behalf of John Shin, a US-educated violinist who plays with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and other ensembles. He has been seized by immigration police, leaving his family frightened […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: So commanding was Alfred Brendel in Schubert’s piano music that other pianists complain they can’t get him out of their fingers. It’s two decades or more since Brendel […]
The countryhouse opera festival at Nevill Holt, which was severely shrunk last summer, has formed a five-year partnership with the regional opera company to improve its future offer. Up to a point. Here’s the gist: […]