The venerable Wilhelm Brückner, who built some 350 violins, violas and cellos over seven decades, has died in Erfurt, Thuringia, aged 92. He made his first instrument at 15. The family tradition continues through his […]
Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music regrets that, due to health reasons, Yuja Wang is unable to perform with Víkingur Ólafsson tonight and tomorrow. The sold-out concerts will go ahead with Ólafsson playing the Goldberg Variations. In addition, the Conservatory […]
The soft-soap arts section of the newspaper today posts an interview with Michael Haefliger, who is stepping down next year after 25 years at the head of the hyper-elite Lucerne Festival. Haefliger, 63, has one […]