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How did ultramarine go from being more expensive than gold to one of the cheapest pigments for artists? Follow the journey of this vibrant blue colour, ultramarine, one of the most celebrated and sought-after pigments in art. Joanna Russell from National

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Burgh House in Hampstead has oragnised a music resideency in a three-year partnership with The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust. Hans and Milein were fixtures on the London chamber music scene and it's a thrill to have them back. The inaugural residency fe

The Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri mourns her 'second mother': I first met Ileana in 1999, when I won First Prize at the extremely demanding W. A. Mozart Competition in Salzburg. As a member of the jury, she played an important role in that triumphant victo

The Globe has interviewed Thomas W. Dinsmore, the retired corporate executive who has been training his sights on the Boston Symphony over the sacking its music director Andris Nelsons. (Dinsmore, pictured) has featured frequently in slippedisc.com and th

Five and a half years after joining the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra with loud fanfares, Roy Femenella has moved on. He's one of six major hires at the Kansas City Symphony. Roy, who is a native New Yorker, will be principal horn. Landon Honolka is princi

From the pianist Gabriela Montero: The US embassy in Caracas has just announced that El Sistema will receive $57 million dollars in funding from the US government. Let's get this straight; the propaganda department of the Venezuelan regime, run by the mos

The cellist's sister Hilary Finzi is getting rid of more of her belongings at a Wiltshire auction, including a childhood teddy-bear. Finzi says: 'Our small sale of 20 lots last year realised over £25,000. I'm anticipating September's sale to be in the ten