LISTENING TO TCHAIKOVSKY: Béla Hartmann uses his knowledge of Eastern Europe to argue against the banning of all Russian culture following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
DISCUSSION: Defining Our Field - what is 'classical music' to us, why are we involved and what can we learn from our differences? Read John Dante Prevedini's essay, watch the panel discussion and make your own comments.
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Croatian conductor Milan Horvat was born in Pakrac on 28 July 1919, and studied with Igor Markevitch.
He began his career working with Radio Symphony Orchestra Zagreb in 1946, and worked as chief conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin from 1953 until 1958. He also worked as chief conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic qnd Opera Zagreb, and worked with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Graz Symphonic Orchestra.
He also taught conducting, running several summer masterclasses in Salzburg and holding a class at the University of Music in Graz.
Milan Horvat died in Innsbruck on 1 January 2014, aged ninety-four.