Other lives: Botanist and primary school teacher who became a concertina player and organiser of bands and performance weekends ...
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Composer, whose work ranged from opera to ballet to concertos, was married to ballerina Maya Plisetskaya for 57 years ...
Mr. Shchedrin drew on Russian literature for stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.
The harpsichordist describes Bach's Preludes and Fugues as a 'challenge and a homecoming'. His thoughtful new recording has a sense of the work's drama but is never wilful nor perverse ...
Classical musician called the film 'violent' but described the director as 'unique'
John Williams has revealed he doesn't hold film music in high regard, especially when compared to classical works ...
In recent years, Tanglewood has become visibly more welcoming to its youngest audiences. Just ask this critic's three kids.
Police in Indiana accused Julian Wachner, the former music director at Trinity Wall Street church in New York, of possessing sex abuse imagery purchased with cryptocurrency.
The latest collaboration between director Sofia Bohdanowicz and actor Deragh Campbell focusses on the power of art to sustain our emotional lives ...
Chinese classical music platform Kuke to hold EGM on Sept 12, 2025 to vote on increasing Class B share voting rights to 1,000 votes per share, director removal, and articles amendment.