A programme of dance dedicated to Igor Stravinsky on the 50th anniversary of his death launched the dance season at this year’s Nervi Music Ballet Festival. The pieces on the programme for … [Read more...] about A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky at Italy’s Nervi Festival
Stradivarius
Founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Bronislaw Huberman, died 70 years ago today
Seventy years ago, on 16 June 1947, virtuoso violinist Bronislaw Huberman died at 64. He founded the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra by bringing Jewish musicians from Nazi Europe to Palestine, giving … [Read more...] about Founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Bronislaw Huberman, died 70 years ago today
Jessye Norman’s Muse/ique for the iPod era
Jessye Norman doesn't give interviews. She gets irritated by the sports journalists who arrive knowing nothing about her or her music, "They ask me, what is it you do? That is not interesting." But … [Read more...] about Jessye Norman’s Muse/ique for the iPod era
A man turned down the offer of a Stradivarius for £100 because his daughter already had a recorder
Thieves who stole a £1.2 million Stradivarius violin tried to sell it for £100 to a man sitting next to them in an internet café, a court heard today. The man turned it down because his daughter … [Read more...] about A man turned down the offer of a Stradivarius for £100 because his daughter already had a recorder
Grab a sandwich, lose a £1.2 million Stradivarius
A musician who went into a central London sandwich shop to buy something to eat has had a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth £1.2 million ($1.9 million) stolen, police said on Monday. British … [Read more...] about Grab a sandwich, lose a £1.2 million Stradivarius
