What a marvellous composer Nino Rota was, as early as 1936 when he was just 25.  

There’s a new festival in Lausitz, where Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky will play tonight in a restored Jewish sanctuary at Görlitz. The synagogue in

The pianist has expressed his views on a Russian chat site: “You and I are of the same blood – you and me!”   (Kipling. “Mowgli”)  Life

A fund-me site is up and running for the jazz pianist Tadataka Unno who was attacked last month by eight teenagers who were blocking the

The composer Jukka Tiensuu won 150 000€ international Wihuri Sibelius prize.   Tiensuu, 72, never talks about his music. Past winners of the 150,000 Euro

Among today’s handouts to help the arts avoid bankruptcy, two stand out like boils on a bald head. The artists agency Intermusica Artists Management Ltd

We have been alerted to the death yesterday of Vasile Cazan, music director of the State Philharmonic in Târgu Mureș, Romania. He was 68 and

The winner of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Competition in Frankfurt is Tianyi Lu, 30, from New Zealand. She won the Cantelli competition in Novara

We have been notified of the death of Marta Maribona, an exceptional concert pianist and international teacher. No cause has been disclosed.  

‘First details of the dishing out of £257 million of Rishi’s cash reveals: £1 million for Wigmore Hall, which has listed 100 events between now

From one of our Dutch moles: Last week, the hyper-sensitive Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman played Beethoven’s five concertos with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by