Archive for October 6th, 2011

Janet Baker’s lifetime

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

by Keith Clarke On the day that she receives Gramophone’s Lifetime Achievement Award at London’s Dorchester Hotel, mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker gives a fascinating interview in today’s Telegraph [click here]. . She reveals her regret at how when Karajan contacted her agent, the legendary Emmie Tillett, to book Baker for the Salzburg Festival, he was [...]

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Is There a Good Way to Cancel?

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

by Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I am a cellist studying at an American conservatory and I try to read your blog regularly. A few weeks ago, you wrote about proper etiquette for working with a presenter in a case where a member of your ensemble is unable to [...]

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