The prolific Finnish symphonist and conductor died today aged 80, his son has reported. After an education that he rounded off at Juilliard, Segerstam became chief conductor at Finnish National Opera, and at Stockholm’s Royal […]
Chicago pianist Lori Kaufmann remembers her teacher, who died today: In 1985, John Perry did me the immense kindness of accepting me into his piano studio at the University of Southern California. Over the years, […]
From a review of the tenor’s recital at the Luxembourg Philharmonie: “Tränenahnung” (premonition of tears) sets in. The audience has noticeably stopped breathing to follow the increasingly powerful piano playing of the tenor and his […]