Watch: Wilhelm Kempff, 75, reimagines Mozart

The Night Watch Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn would have celebrated his 419th birthday this week which is my excuse for writing about him. Rembrandt (he ditched the ‘Harmenszoon’ early and became known as, simply, Rembrandt) was […]

Opera Theater of St. Louis has named international soprano Patricia Racette as its next artistic director. Racette, 59, is still singing major roles in Italy. The post St Louis picks Patricia appeared first on Slippedisc.

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: I had tea once with Miklos Rozsa in a friend’s flat, around the corner from Abbey Road. It was my first encounter with a Golden Age Hollywood composer, […]