Two eminent violinists have been in touch concerning my recent assertion that the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz concerto has ‘not been played outside Poland in living memory’.

Two eminent violinists have been in touch concerning my recent assertion that the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz concerto has ‘not been played outside Poland in living memory’.

Running my eye down the list of players, as I do when I haven’t heard a band in a year or so, I noticed that

Running my eye down the list of players, as I do when I haven’t heard a band in a year or so, I noticed that

I was having morning tea on Friday with Anne-Sofie von Otter and her accompanist Bengt Forsberg across the road from the BBC when Bengt’s mobile

I was having morning tea on Friday with Anne-Sofie von Otter and her accompanist Bengt Forsberg across the road from the BBC when Bengt’s mobile

Why is it that amateur and community orchestras can be so much more adventurous in their programming than the heavily-funded behemoths who occupy Carnegie and

Why is it that amateur and community orchestras can be so much more adventurous in their programming than the heavily-funded behemoths who occupy Carnegie and

I was saddened and suprised to learn of Maggie Carson’s death. Saddened because I liked the old girl, and suprised because I thought she’d gone

I was saddened and suprised to learn of Maggie Carson’s death. Saddened because I liked the old girl, and suprised because I thought she’d gone

Here’s a reality check from a western musician now living in the Slovak capital, Bratislava: The decline in state contributions (sponsors do exist, but not