
Just in: 3 Americans and concertmaster are in the Sibelius finals
The judges have spoken. The Helsinki 6 are: Tjeknavorian, Emmanuel Austria Yoshida, Minami Japan Zhou Nancy USA Kanagawa, Mayumi USA Lee, Christel USA and Starkloff, Friederike
The judges have spoken. The Helsinki 6 are: Tjeknavorian, Emmanuel Austria Yoshida, Minami Japan Zhou Nancy USA Kanagawa, Mayumi USA Lee, Christel USA and Starkloff, Friederike
We are receiving, from pupils and friends, news of the death of George Hadjinikos, a much revered pianist and thinker about music whose students included the
A polite video on English law and good manners in respect of sexual consent, issued by the Thames Valley Police. Suitable for all ages. Essential
This is what was done to Eli Gilbert’s banjo this week. Eli writes: It’s a lonesome feeling, when you’re traveling and American Airlines makes you
A performance by the Iran Symphony Orchestra at a sporting event was cancelled after organisers refused to allow women onto the stage. The chief conductor,
Our dear friend Tim Page is the new subject on Zsolt Bognar’s series, Living the Classical Life. Tim is a Pulitzer-winning music critic, the leading
Hey, Jonas, watch your back.
Unusually for a major tournament these days, the 20 semi-finalists of the Sibelius violin competition in Helsinki include just two contenders from the Asian talent hothouse. There
An inquest in Wakes has been told that a successful and influential musician was killed after her husband of 55 years pressed the wrong pedal
Nine months after the city council decided to spend millions on a refit of the irredeemably unsightly Gasteig (pictured), it has now responded to a
In the new issue of Standpoint, I take a drive on the wild side to assess whether classical music can do much to address a
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