April 28, 2007 – Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog

New World Symphony live webcast this Sunday – 4:30 p.m. EDT

The New World Symphony will be performing Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka with Michael Tilson Thomas this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Here is some more information on this event from the NWS website: On Sunday, April 29 at 4:30PM EDT, the New World...

Mstislav Rostropovich dies at 80

Here is some sad music world news: Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, conductor and champion of human rights who stood at the center of musical and international life for more than half a century, died Friday of cancer at a Moscow hospital. He was 80. (continue...

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