The great Italian pianist Maria Tipo died this morning in Florence, in her daughter Alina’s arms. Maria was 93. Winner of the 1949 Geneva Competition, she went on to play with many of the world’s […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Viktor Kalabis is not easy to classify. His music owes something to Janacek and Martinu but without the insistent rhythms or the indelible melodies. He is a discreet […]
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin,Act Two, scene one – John Brancy as Eugene Onegin, Caspar Singh as Lensky & chorus – Opera North [Photo: James Glossop] Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; John Brancy, Verity Wingate, Caspar Singh, Jingwen Cai, director: […]