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Aversion to talk is something orchestra musicians have inherited from manual laborers. -Theodor Adorno WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tr...

A while ago, in the middle of the night, I woke in a cold sweat to the realization that in more than twenty years as a professional musician...

Once again, the European Union law restricting the amount of musician exposure to ‘noise’ made the news. This time the front page of the Su...

why is this week different from all other weeks? BERIO Ritirata Notturna di Madrid SALONEN Piano Concerto INTERMISSION BEETHOVEN Symphon...

deus ex machina DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 INTERMISSION STRAVINSKY The Firebird Valery G...