Posts tagged as Cutting Room Floor are where we put all the material relevant to our Inside the Classics concerts that we know we won’t have time to get to in the actual shows. Some of it is serious, some … Continue reading →
Your turn, Thursday crowd. Here’s the place to let us know what you liked or disliked about the Mendelssohn concert, and really, about your whole Orchestra Hall experience. In particular, we’re interested in hearing what you thought of the pacing … Continue reading →
Well, our first Mendelssohn concert is in the books, and as usual, we’re eager to hear what you thought about it! If you were in the house on Wednesday night, chime in down in the comments and tell us what … Continue reading →
Posts tagged as Cutting Room Floor are where we put all the material relevant to our Inside the Classics concerts that we know we won’t have time to get to in the actual shows. Some of it is serious, some … Continue reading →
I’m finishing up my time in Vermont, where I’ve been premiering a Double Concerto by David Ludwig with the Vermont Symphony and Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson. Which has been very cool on many different levels – first of all, … Continue reading →
Posts tagged as Cutting Room Floor are where we put all the material relevant to our Inside the Classics concerts that we know we won’t have time to get to in the actual shows. Some of it is serious, some … Continue reading →
So, as it turns out, that wonderful live performance at the inauguration by Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, et al? Wasn’t so live. Now, on the one hand, it seems silly to criticize either the performers or the organizers for having … Continue reading →
By coincidence of schedule, yesterday was a day off for me, which meant many hours glued to Inauguration coverage on an endless assortment of news channels (although, I must say, for no-frills production and the ever-amusing/enlightening/frightening call-ins, no-one beats C-Span!). … Continue reading →
Kyle MacMillan, one of my favorite classical music writers, had an excellent article in Sunday’s Denver Post about classical music’s next wave of innovators: This new generation of classical artists possess all the technique necessary to tackle Brahms or Beethoven, … Continue reading →
So, a grey afternoon here in Virginia, where I finally have a few days off to gather my thoughts, learn a truckload of music, wash my concert clothes and get back on the road again – I’m in Burlington, VT … Continue reading →
