The Toccata Classics Blog
Farewell, Sasha
This morning news came through of the death, yesterday evening, 31 January, of Alexander Ivashkin, scholar, academic, conductor and, above all, wonderful cellist. Word got…
Sir Roger Gifford, former Lord Mayor of the City of London, joins Toccata Classics as Patron
We’re delighted to announce that Vladimir Ashkenazy and Osmo Vänskä, treasured Patrons of Toccata Classics, have been joined by a third luminary, Sir Roger Gifford,…
Khodorkovsky’s Coat-tails…
Two days before Christmas I heard an interview with the recently released Mikhail Khodorkovsky where he was asked if he had missed going to the…
First Posting to the Toccata Blog: Opening-up Classical Music
Welcome to the first posting on my new blog. Quick introduction for those who don’t know me: I run the CD label Toccata Classics and…