Dame Janet Baker was born in Hatfield in Yorkshire eighty years ago today, 21 August 1933. Known as a great singing actress, she brought a deep emotional commitment to everything she sang, from … [Read more...] about Dame Janet Baker at 80: pianist Graham Johnson salutes the artist and the woman
Graham Johnson
Ivari Ilja upstages Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Barbican
Accompanimsts are mostly ignored in recital reveiws, relegated to the signing off paragaraph. Graham Johnson usually gets a little more attention as he often assembles the programme, writes the notes … [Read more...] about Ivari Ilja upstages Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Barbican
Accompanist Graham Johnson is awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society is one of the two oldest music societies in the world. It was formed on 24 January 1813 with the aim ‘to promote the performance, in the most perfect manner possible of … [Read more...] about Accompanist Graham Johnson is awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society
