Christie’s London have a couple of interesting Wagner lots coming up next month.
The first draft of the Tannhäuser libretto is expected to make six figures. Also under the hammer is a draft fragment for the ending of the concert overture Polonia, estimated at £25,000-35,000.
Details here.
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Spanish cellist Salvador Bolón has begun playing this month on tour with the London Symphony Orchestra. Also joining the LSO this season is flute player Imogen Royce. The post LSO puts Spaniard in the works […]
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Czech media have reported the death of Jiří Žigmund, violist of the Wuhan Quartet from 1988 to 2014. He has suffered longterm health problems. The post Famed violist dies at 58 appeared first on Slippedisc.
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