Two American composers cooling off

From a reader: Saturday’s performance of Saul had to be abandoned minutes before the final curtain because of a power outage. The announcements from the stage were almost inaudible from my seat in the Upper […]

We have learned of the death of Peter Gane, one of Britain’s leading brass players.. A member of the London Symphony Orchestra from age 19, Gane was professor of trombone at the Guildhall School from […]

Bavarian Radio has a rare interview with the shy and retiring German composer Max Richter, first choice for all classical stations with a ‘relaxing’ stream. Richter, 58, is from the Pied Piper’s town of Hamelin. […]