(Apologies to The Current for stealing their on-air slogan there, but it just fit this story too perfectly.) As I mentioned in a previous post, superstar violinist Hilary Hahn has spent much of the last year touring with folk-rocker Josh … Continue reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GabHGlGm14] Hmmmmm, another odd food/music thing from the Japanese…
Anyone who saw the documentary, Music From The Inside Out, which featured the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra both on and offstage, knows that while classical music may be an orchestra’s stock in trade, plenty of individual musicians have skills … Continue reading →
Bach-infused miso (soybean paste, the basis of that sushi restaurant favorite, miso soup). I kid you not. I’m not sure what else to say about this; I’ll just let all of you ponder.
The orchestra is working under the baton of Helmuth Rilling this week, (notice that I did not say “we” – the strings have been reduced for this concert, and since my current position in our seating rotation has me in … Continue reading →
Unhappy new from the Columbus Symphony. Both Sam and I have touched on this in past posts, and I think we were both silently hoping it would not come to this. In effect, the Columbus Symphony has cancelled its summer … Continue reading →
The Classical Brit Awards were this past weekend, and I’m sure you were all glued to your TV sets watching to see what Anna Netrebko would wear, and whether Andrea Bocelli’s duet with Sarah Brightman would live up to the … Continue reading →
Saturday, May 10 Random Surreal Moment #1: LaGuardia Airport, NY, sleepily ambling through the Northwest terminal looking for coffee, who do I bump into but an old friend, violinist Soovin Kim along with pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Of course, because this … Continue reading →
As most Minnesota Orchestra fans know, our music director, Osmo Vänskä, is a very big deal in Finland. When we perform there, we’re frequently met at the border by TV cameras and print reporters, and they’re not there to capture … Continue reading →
We’re playing Mahler’s ginormous 9th Symphony this week with one of my favorite guest conductors, Mark Wigglesworth. Which is interesting, because it’s entirely possible that you could be a regular visitor to the Minnesota Orchestra web site, could even be … Continue reading →
