In a staggering admission of senior ineptitude, English National Orchestra has hired a headhunter to find its next music director. Choosing a chief conductor usually arises from discussions between the artistic director, the board and […]
For his first recording for the Mirare label, Calabrian pianist Vittorio Forte has chosen a programme of South American music. A student of Argentinian pianist Jose Lepore, the present album is the result of the […]
“An American Dream?” Why the question mark? There’s a lot to get to on this one, not least of which is why the title of the album is a question. Barbara Hannigan explains that in the […]