In Wahnfried, It Ain’t Over ‘til Wagner’s Son-in-Law Sings!
PROFILE AND INTERVIEW: An advance discussion with Avner Dorman about his new opera: Wahnfried “When I started working on this project,” recalls Avner Dorman, “there…
Yearly Archives: 2017
This Week in Montreal (January 23-29)
BERTRAND AND AMOYEL For their first concert in Montréal, cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand and pianist Pascal Amoyel put together a program that reflects the life…
Lebrecht Weekly – Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies (ECM)
When I first started writing about Weinberg quarter of a century ago, there was no consistent western spelling of his surname (mostly printed Vainberg) and…
Record-Breaking Number of Applications for CMIM
Over 300 pianists apply to compete in Montreal in 2017 Montréal, January 17, 2017 – Over 300 pianists have applied to take part in the…
Lebrecht Weekly – Boris Giltburg Plays Shostakovich
What is remarkable about both piano concertos is that neither was intended for virtuoso performers. Shostakovich wrote the first in 1933 for himself to play…
They Sing the Body Dissected: anatomy theater
OPERA REVIEW: anatomy theater, a new opera by David Lang and Mark Dion, part of the 2017 Prototype Festival, New York City (New York premiere,…
Discovery CD: Guy Fallot, cello #3
Download the complete Discovery CD Guy Fallot #3! Jindrich FELD : Concerto for Cello & Orchestra : Allegro – grave – Allegro con brio –…
Lebrecht Weekly – Pietro Mascagni: Guglielmo Ratcliff (RTE Lyric)
Whenever I watch any opera by Mascagni and Leoncavallo other than ‘Cav’ and ‘Pag’ I have no trouble understanding why the two composers went down…
Discovery CD: Jean-Michel Dubé
Download the complete Discovery CD Jean-Michel Dubé – André Mathieu ! Jean-Michel Dubé is the youngest in a family of five children, four of…
