Chicago Symphony cellist Katinka Kleijn and her pal Lia Kohl will be playing 30 cellos under water this weekend.
Why?
Read here.
photo: Mike Grittani
In the early 1990s, Roger Norrington was told he was dying of a rare and rapid cancer.
Applying genius-level intelligence and a range of naturopathic and untested treatments, he beat it.
When I conducted a Lebrecht Interview with him for the BBC in 2010, his references to alternative medicine were ruthlessly removed.
In this later conversation, we discuss more elevated matters. (Not everyone was impressed.)
Happy birthday, Sir Roger, and multi anni
Meet Akshay Dinakar, a violinist at Stanford University and an alum of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA.
He’s the inventor of Stikato, a music stand that sticks to walls, allowing musicians to practice with good posture while on tour.
We’ve seen worse.
Be amazed that it exists.
Twenty grand for the winner.
