This gorgeous instrument was invented by Görkem Şen of Istanbul. It works like this: The vibrations from the strings are transmitted via the coiled springs to the
There’s no nice way of putting this. They want to raise more money by renaming the hall. So they’ve paid back $15 million to the
Not a metaphor that springs readily to the mind of one who loves nothing better than performing Survivor from Warsaw. But it’s the feeling that
We’ve seen a wonderful letter going round the chorus of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra chorus today, a letter full of passion and concern for the
Slipped Disc is shocked and dismayed to learn that WNYC’s Soundcheck is being taken off air from tomorrow. Its host, John Schaefer, is the most
What would Koussevitsky have made of this? Or Lenny. Read: The 2015 Tanglewood season, June 20-Labor Day Weekend, boasts an abundance of musical riches with
Scientists are picking up low-frequency signals from the landing craft on the Rosetta Comet. Signs of human life? Some think it’s a soprano. Have they
The barriers are starting to go up on free music videos. Google-owned Youtube has launched a paid-for subscription service that cuts out the ads and
Opera Holland Park, in London’s richest borough of Kensington and Chelsea, has announced it its cutting seat prices next summer by between 3.5% and 28%. The
Kevin Smith was brought in as caretaker manager in August after the board fired Michael Henson, its glove-puppet during the disastrous lockout. Smith, 63, has
The violinist Cordula Kempe Oettinger, widow of the conductor Rudolf Kempe of the widow, has been awarded 170,000 Euros by a Munich court against a
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