"As Poland celebrates the centenary of its independence this year, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in collaboration with Polish Television and Polish Radio has organised [the International Cho…
Preserving a special sense of meaning is pivotal for Jane Moss. "There are lots of festivals around. You need to stay focused on a festival that has meaning of some sort." She has found that…
General director Bernard Foccroulle credits the festival's artist development program, L'Académie du Festival Aix: "You really have to work with a vision of the long term. We have been able…
The seven-day, 26-hour avant-garde behemoth requires not only vocal and instrumental soloists, choir, orchestra, ballet dancers, and electronics, but four helicopters as well. (Yes, the noto…
Christian Merlin (in part two of an interview whose first half dealt with changes in music criticism): "I think we're living in an era, at least in the West, where the cult of an individual …