Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 21...author Francois Marie Arouet , better known as Voltaire (1694-1778) whose satirical novel " Candide " served as source material for the 1956 Leonard Bernstein /Lillian Hellman/Dorothy Parker musical. 1888 Birthday of Adolph Marx , better... |
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Boston Symphony unveils 2010 Tanglewood plans...Orchestra is already planning for summer. The BSO announced Friday that its 2010 Tanglewood season will begin on July 9 with conductor James Levine (Leh-VINE') leading the orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2. Former conductor Seiji Ozawa... |
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New York Post | 14 hours ago
Classical
Last Updated: 11:17 AM, November 20, 2009 Posted: 9:40 AM, November 20, 2009 AVERY FISHER HALL : Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann in Brahms ' Violin Concerto, along with Schoenberg's...
In this article: Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic, Le Nozze di Figaro, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Adele Anthony, Alan Gilbert, Pablo Sarasate, Gil Shaham, and Tina Fey
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boston.com - Latest music news | 18 hours ago
Tanglewood season starts with Mahler
...at Tanglewood on July 9 with a performance of Mahler's Second Symphony under the baton of James Levine. In a Mahler-filled summer for Levine, he will also lead the BSO in the composer's Fourth Symphony , and the Tanglewood Music Center...
In this article: Tanglewood, James Levine, Second Symphony, Third Symphony, Fourth Symphony, Symphony of Psalms, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Kurt Masur
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National Public Radio | 3 days ago
Ten Questions For A Critic: The State Of Classical Music
...more open to it. I know that, for example, a woman I know in her 30s who used to live in San Francisco was talking about how she used to see Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony , all the time. And then she moved to New York , but...
In this article: Luciano Pavarotti, Bang on a Can, San Francisco Symphony, Anna Netrebko, New York, New York Philharmonic, Marin Alsop, and Riccardo Muti
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New York Post | 4 days ago
Met knocks 'em 'Dead
...empathetic music of Janacek , whose motto in this work was "In every creature, a spark of the divine." In his Met debut, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen deftly shaped this intricate patchwork of percussion rhythms, stabbing woodwind solos and...
In this article: From the House of the Dead, Leos Janacek, Dostoyevsky, Guernica, Pablo Picasso, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Patrice Chereau
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The O.C. Register | 5 days ago
Dudamel takes on a pair of unfinished symphonies
[x] Close A week after raising the roof of Walt Disney Concert Hall with a powerful reading of Verdi 's Requiem, Gustavo Dudamel , still in demonstration mode as the new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic , went in a different...
In this article: Gustavo Dudamel, Franz Schubert, Luciano Berio, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Dawn Upshaw, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Mozart, and Orange County
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L.A. Times - Music News | 5 days ago
John Adams is feeling festive
The composer is organizing the Los Angeles Philharmonic's first festival for its new music director, Gustavo Dudamel. John Adams sits in the audience during rehearsal with the Berkeley Symphony at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley on Oct....
In this article: John Adams, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, California, Thomas Newman, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Phil Lesh
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L.A. Times - The Arts | 5 days ago
Gil Shaham is drawn to works from the 1930s
...speaking by phone late one night from his home in Manhattan , just before leaving for London to perform one of them, Berg 's Concerto, with Michael Tilson Thomas. "It's a pretty astonishing list, almost like a music-101 of composers. And though...
In this article: Gil Shaham, John Williams, Alban Berg, Igor Stravinsky, David Robertson, Adele Anthony, Sergei Prokofiev, Bela Bartok, Samuel Barber, and Violin Concerto
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Playbill.com | 6 days ago
Bernstein's On the Town Opens at Paper Mill Nov. 15
...lighting designer Tom Sturge , sound designer Randy Hansen and hair and wig designer Mark Adam Rampmeyer. On the Town has music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Under the direction of George...
In this article: On the Town, Leonard Bernstein, Harriet Harris, Millburn, NJ., and New York, New York
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National Public Radio | 7 days ago
Marin Alsop 's Shared Musical Roots
...with brother Ira (right) and Fred Astair on the Hollywood set of the musical Shall We Dance, 1937. Baltimore Symphony conductor Marin Alsop makes shared musical connections a key theme in this season's concerts. November 14, 2009 -...
In this article: George Gershwin, Marin Alsop, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Bela Bartok, Fred Astair, Paul Whiteman, Hollywood, American music, Rhapsody, and Tin Pan Alley
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Baltimore Sun | 7 days ago
Marin Alsop , Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Baltimore Symphony deliver uncommon versions of Gershwin
The Baltimore Sun > Entertainment > Music > Clef Notes Marin Alsop , Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Baltimore Symphony deliver uncommon versions of Gershwin A big story - maybe the biggest - in classical music over the past 30 years or so is the...
In this article: George Gershwin, Marin Alsop, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Orchestration, Paul Whiteman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, E mail, and The Baltimore Sun
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The Seattle Times | November 12, 2009
Arts roundup: UW reopens theater; fest will celebrate Bernstein
...in honor of benefactor Floyd Jones , who made a major gift to the renovation project in honor of his late wife, Delores , an avid theatergoer. Leonard Bernstein feted with festival Details are emerging about the many activities planned for...
In this article: Leonard Bernstein, Seattle Symphony, University of Washington, Seattle International Film Festival, West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town
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Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | November 10, 2009
You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev - Maestro
... Leonidas Kavakos , Uliana Lopatkina , and Anna Netrebko. YOU CANNOT START WITHOUT ME - VALERY GERGIEV , MAESTRO presents a penetrating portrait of Gergiev the man and artist. --© PBS [More] 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews for You Cannot Start Without...
In this article: Valery Gergiev, Academy Award, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonidas Kavakos, Yefim Bronfman, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anna Netrebko, and Renee Fleming
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Baltimore Sun | November 09, 2009
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Mozart, Mahler and Marin
...Orchestra's program over the weekend, which paired Mahler 's Fourth with several Mozart items to satisfying effect. Music director Marin Alsop led a lithe and winsome account of "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" at the start of Sunday's concert...
In this article: Marin Alsop, Gustav Mahler, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, E mail, and Symphony No. 4
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Boston Globe -- Editorial / Opinion | November 07, 2009
A young maestro to assist Levine
...hardly be unprecedented. Leonard Bernstein was a prominent assistant for Serge Koussevitzky in Boston and Artur Rodzinski in New York. Michael Tilson Thomas led his own contemporary series for the BSO while assisting William Steinberg.
In this article: James Levine, Louisiana, Leonard Bernstein, John Adams, Green Umbrella, Hector Berlioz, New York, and Michael Tilson Thomas
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New York Post | November 01, 2009
Bio shows only his best conduct
...Without Me" has a memorable soundtrack with top musicians playing the works of composers including Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev , Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff and Wagner. Add an extra half a star if you're a classical music buff. Running time: 86...
In this article: Valery Gergiev, From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China, London Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, and Anna Netrebko
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Miami Herald | October 25, 2009
New World's Beethoven soars under Tilson Thomas
...a rescue drama and parable about victory over tyranny, and the Symphony No. 9 in D minor displayed the heroic side of the master. Michael Tilson Thomas led heartfelt, powerfully moving accounts of five selections from Fidelio. Like...
In this article: Michael Tilson Thomas, Christine Brewer, Fidelio, Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony, Arturo Toscanini, and The Miami Herald
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Philly.com | October 18, 2009
Has baton, will travel: Next stop, Philadelphia
Conductor Daniele Gatti has led several orchestras in Europe and recently worked in New York. This week, he will be aguest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Has baton, will travel: Next stop, Philadelphia NEW YORK - In classical...
In this article: Daniele Gatti, Aida, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia, La Scala, Simon Rattle, Riccardo Muti, Europe, London, and New York
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BBC | October 01, 2009
Gatti replaces Levine at Carnegie
Levine had been set to conduct on Thursday, before ill health struck Daniele Gatti will fill in for conductor James Levine at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's gala concert to mark the new season at Carnegie Hall. Gatti , music director of...
In this article: James Levine, Daniele Gatti, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Surgery, Der Rosenkavalier, Edo de Waart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and Metropolitan Opera



