The violist Clifton Harrison has let it be known he is leaving the Kreutzer Quartet in a couple of weeks. He has been with the much-recorded group for just under ten years.
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has appointed a new principal second violin. She is Savitri Grier, former associate concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, and an international soloist. A Londoner of […]
Last week, the New York Times had a sensational exclusive of a major discovery at the Pierpont Morgan Library. It was an unsuspected last waltz by Frederic Chopin and the joy was so spontaneous that […]
The Mellon Foundation has launched a $35 million initiative for the preservation of jazz and its legacies. Among the bequests, we read, the fellowship will support 50 seasoned jazz artists aged 62 and older. Each […]