Posted inBridge Records Classical Music Crumb, George
Listening Through the Life of George Crumb
In a rarity for contemporary music, the entire catalog of Crumb, who died two years ago, has been recorded and released in 21 volumes.
Posted inCarol, Norman (1928-2024) China Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Jiang Qing Mao Zedong Ormandy, Eugene Philadelphia Orchestra
Norman Carol, Violinist in Historic Concert in China, Is Dead at 95
The concertmaster and first-chair violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades, he took part in a diplomatic breakthrough in 1973 with concerts in Mao Zedong’s Beijing.
Posted inBarriere, Jean-Baptiste Brentano String Quartet Campbell, Jay (Musician) Classical Music Kenney, Alexi Mahler Chamber Orchestra Ojai (Calif) Ojai Music Festival Saariaho, Kaija Uchida, Mitsuko
Mitsuko Uchida Keeps the Focus on Young Artists at Ojai
Mitsuko Uchida appeared every night at her edition of the Ojai Music Festival. The rest of the time was given to other performers.
Posted inClassical Music Cosi Fan Tutte (Opera) de Beer, Lotte Iolanta (Opera) Opera Roscic, Bogdan Vienna (Austria) Vienna State Opera Volksoper (Vienna, Austria)
When Vienna’s Opera Tradition Got Too Traditional, They Stepped In
Bogdan Roscic and Lotte de Beer are shaking the dust off Vienna’s two biggest repertory companies.