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Paleolithic & Neolithic. As the British Vintage Sports Car Club and the British Travel Association had planned it, last week's rally was to be a leisurely tour. Ten oldtimers from each country-five paleolithic cars (1904 to 1914) and five neolithic cars (1920 to 1930)-would take the Great...
Bright & Brassy. Within sight of Chichester, the Steamer quit for good. Tusek could not work up a head of steam. Polite Britons changed the rules, allowed their opponents to enter a substitute: a bright, brassy 1914 Stutz. Still, the British won almost every event. Even in the Concours d'...
The nearest thing to a Wimbledon tournament for young musicians is Belgium's International Concours. This year the aim of the contest was to crown the best young (15-30) pianist in the world, and by last week a field of 71 hopefuls from all over the world-Russia...
By Concours custom, each of the twelve finalists was expected to perform with the Belgian National Orchestra 1) a new composition none had ever played before, and 2) a well-practiced concerto of his own choice. This year's new composition, a fiercely atonal concerto by Belgian Composer Raymond...
Oistrakh's parents (his father was a gifted amateur violinist, his mother a professional singer) started their boy off young. At five, David was studying violin in Odessa, his home town. He moved to Moscow in 1928 after a successful concert tour, continued to build his reputation in Russia...