FOR fans of the undisputed king of light orchestral strings any Magic of Mantovani concert is a special event. But next month’s appearance in Bournemouth by this extraordinary hand-picked 48 piece ...

AFTER two sell-out concerts in Poole, Paul Barrett’s celebrated Mantovani Orchestra had set itself a tough task – to pull off the hat-trick in the midst of financial belt-tightening. Cocking a snook ...

VISITNG Paul Barrett's opulent house in Canford Cliffs, Poole, you could be forgiven for imagining you had stumbled upon some kind of secret society. For there, midway through an apparently ordinary ...

From the 1930s to the 1960s he sold 60 million records and in 1959 became the first artist to have six albums in the American Top 30 at the same time. Today, 36 years since Mantovani’s death, one ...

Beijing music fans have the chance to enjoy the most popular light music ensemble with fluent, elegant melody and splendid sound created by Annunzio Paolo Mantovani. Born 1905, in Venice, Mantovani ...