The death has been communicated of Barbara Kolb, a prominent American modernist. She was among the first Americans to work with Pierre Boulez at his IRCAM institute in Paris.
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Music of the Second Vienna School was condemned as noise on first reception. How deaf is that? The greatest asset of these revolutionary works is their quietude. The […]
A letter has gone out from the Department of Education to presidents of colleges and music schools, outlawing positive discrimination for students of under-represented backgrounds. The key paragraph is this: The Department will no longer […]
Reclaiming Love: An Alternative Valentines – Britten, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Cole Porter, RVW, Brahms; Song in the City, Sam Cobb, Charlie Morris, Jonathan Hanley, Thomas Litchev, Gavin Roberts, Anna Reiley; St Giles Cripplegate14 February 2025 Billed […]