In the beginning of 2018 I finally went digital: tired of carrying around many kilograms of scores, having coffee spill on them, having them fall apart or losing them. Or having wind create havoc in outdoor concerts. I decided to give digital a try after generously bei...

This is a response to blog post "How El Sistema turned into a musical Starbucks" by Norman Lebrecht on Slippeddisk of September 14 2016 and his related review in the Wall Street Journal of Tricia Tunstall- and Eric Booth's new book "Playing for Their Lives: The Global...

Die Wogen gehen hoch nach der Vergabe des Schweizer Musikpreis 2016 an Sophie Hunger. Im Tagesanzeiger werden unter problematischen Titel und Untertitel durchaus interessante Fragen zur Preisstruktur gestellt, viele ziemlich hässliche Kommentare in Zeitungen und auf So...