In the summer of 1939 the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu wrote a field mass for Czech soldiers who were volunterring to fight for France. It’s a fabulous piece, very rarely heard. The post A Martinu […]
Programmes for tomorrow’s concert in Birmingham contain this paragraph from CEO Emma Stenning: As we’ve worked hard to connect with new audiences, I’m delighted to share an 8% growth in attendance, and the brilliant news […]
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in Basle, Freiburg and Lugano this month. Precautions will be tight, especially in the university towns. The post Israel Philharmonic set off on Europe tour appeared first on […]