Video of the Day – Celebrate with the Canadian Brass
Canada celebrates Canada Day and the United States celebrates Independence Day this week. Enjoy the Canadian Brass playing “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” in…
Paul E. Robinson
Paul E. Robinson
Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
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Video of the Day – John Eliot Gardiner at 70
I expect a few eyebrows would be raised if I declared John Eliot Gardiner one of the great conductors of our time. Many music-lovers have…
Stratford Festival's Brilliant Fiddler on the Roof!
by Paul E. RobinsonBy Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry BockDirector and Choreographer: Donna FeoreSet Designer: Allen MoyerMusical Director: Shelley HansonCast:Tevye: Scott WentworthGolde: Kate HennigTzeitel: Jennifer StewartHodel: Jacquelyn FrenchChava: Keely HuttonShprintze: Krista LeisSaturday, June 15, 2013Festival…
Gripping Il Tabarro and Pagliacci Pairing in St. Louis!
by Paul E. RobinsonIl TabarroEmily Pulley/Tim Mix/Robert Brubaker/Matthew DiBattistaDir: Ron DanielsSt. Louis Symphony/Ward Stare, conductorPagliacciTim Mix/Robert Brubaker/Matthew DiBattista/Kelly KaduceDir: Ron DanielsSt. Louis Symphony/Ward Stare, conductorOpera Theatre of St.…
Video of the Day – The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns to China
The Philadelphia Orchestra was the first American orchestra to appear in China when it gave concerts there in 1973. The Cultural Revolution was still underway…
Video of the Day – Geoff Nuttall at the Spoleto Festival
The St. Lawrence String Quartet is probably the finest quartet ever produced in Canada. It was founded in 1989, it is currently in residence at Stanford…
Video of the Day – Tennstedt Conducts Wagner
The world of music is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth with performances everywhere. But I doubt that there will be any performances of Siegfried’s…
Video of the Day – The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
It was just a few months ago that pianist Van Cliburn passed away, but his piano competition continues without him. This year’s edition began in Ft. Worth…
Thrilling DSO/van Zweden Wagner Tribute in Dallas!
by Paul E. RobinsonWAGNERLohengrin: Prelude to Act ILohengrin: Prelude to Act IIIDie Meistersinger: Prelude to Act I Die Walküre: Act I (complete)Heidi Melton , soprano…
