8th February: Renowned violinist ordered by court to pay ex-pupil, Step-by-step-plan to get culture out of lockdown, Death of Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
Monday 8th February '21
Renowned violinist ordered by court to pay ex-pupil in £80k Landolfi violin disputeA music teacher has won a court battle against her former violin professor, over an 18th-century Landolfi violin she sold him in 2016.As a student …
ReadHaydn: Patronage & Palaces
Tuesday 10th November '15
The Esterházys were an immensely rich and powerful family. From the sixteenth century they held a prominent position in the Habsburg Empire and were important patrons of the arts. The family owned palaces in Vienna and throughout …
Read6th December: Nelson Mandela, Sergei Filin attack, and composer wins $100,000 prize
Friday 6th December '13
Slipped DiscNelson Mandela’s classical pianistOne of Mandela's closest friends was pianist Harold Ruben who refused to play in front of segregated audiences in South Africa before moving to London to teach at the Royal College of …
Read28th November: Jake Bugg, noise pollution in practice, and FUSE debut ‘blinged-up’ instruments
Thursday 28th November '13
BBC NewsThe Halle orchestra get creative to make music payThe Halle orchestra is taking a leaf out of celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone's book and holding its first corporate choir competitionClassic FM OnlineJake Bugg cites Beethoven …
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