Funding / Friends on the Radio
Two quick notes: First, the American Symphony Orchestra League is reporting that the full House Appropriations Committee has approved the major arts funding increases which the Interior Subcommittee had recommended…
Even the Orchestra Was Beautiful…
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas concert at Rose Hall last night was one of those rare “what’s not to love” events that only occasionally grace New York stages. Take…
Steve’s click picks #30
Our regular listen to and look at living, breathing composers and performers that you may not know yet, but I know you should… And can, right here and now, since…
Sunday at Ojai: It Ended Too Soon
The Sunday evening concert explored the range of voices of a piano with four works for piano and orchestra, almost four concertos. Pierre-Laurent Aimard was pianist in three and merely…
Aldeburgh joins the dots …
An evening joining the dots between music genres and digital art forms, and exploring the worlds of electronic music, contemporary classical practice and interactive visual arts, all taking place on…
Saturday at Ojai: One for Two
Last night’s concert introduced us to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Douglas Boyd. The major work was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, transcribed for a chamber orchestra…
Friday Night at Ojai: Piano/Percussion
Pierre-Laurent Aimard is music director for this year’s Ojai Music Festival, and his program for last night explored music in which the piano is used as a percussion instrument, while…
You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows (Part 973)
From today’s NYT: Newspapers Trimming Classical Music Critics Doesn’t mean they’re giving them free haircuts either. If only Paris Hilton could play the cello. (No piccolo jokes, please.)
Thursday Night at Ojai: Two Pianos
The 61st Ojai Music Festival opened last night. Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams, returning after their success two years ago in their performances of Nancarrow, gave us a great survey…
Almost Cut My Hair
I meant to flag this earlier but Mark Stryker had a terrific profile of Leon Kirchner in the Freep a few days ago. Wonderful pictures, too. Great head of hair…