The Cliburn Competition June 18 Report | The Final Round Final Concert – And No Clear Winner!
After weeks of grueling practice and performance three of the six finalists got their last chance to impress the judges. And no doubt about it:…
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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The Cliburn Competition June 17 Report | Rachmaninov 3 for the Third Time – And Wow!
The six finalists had dozens of concertos to choose from, yet three of them picked the same concerto: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Tuesday night…
The Cliburn Competition June 15 Report | And Now We Have Heard Them All – But Wait! There’s More
The Cliburn Competition Final Round continued last night (June 15) with each of the last three finalists getting a chance to play a concerto with…
The Cliburn Competition June 15 Report | And Then There Were Six
The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition “The Cliburn” has now entered its final week. The original 72 competitors accepted for a screening audition were…
[Concert review] Verdi’s Don Carlos at the Met: Canadians are stellar in a magnificent performance
At long last many COVID restrictions have been removed almost entirely across Canada, yet opera lovers are apparently not quite ready to flock back to…
CD Review: Leon Fleisher, vols. 1 & 2 (DOREMI)
Leon Fleisher Live Vol. 1. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Boston Symphony/Pierre Monteux, July 20, 1958). Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Boston Symphony/Pierre Monteux, Aug…
Road trip to Detroit yields symphonic pleasure – speed bumps notwithstanding
Last week I had the pleasure of hearing the Cleveland Orchestra in top form at its home in Severance Hall. A real treat after the…
Review: Cross-border trek to Cleveland proves picture perfect
CLEVELAND – On Nov. 8, the American authorities decided it was safe to let Canadians enter their country by car. The next day I drove…
CD Reviews: Oleg Kagan and Natalia Gutman Live
Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor Op. 102.* Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E Flat Major Op.…
CD Reviews: El Nour (Warner Classics)
El Nour. Works by Ravel, Falla, Berlioz, Bizet, Obradors and others Fatma Said, soprano. Malcolm Martineau, piano. Rafael Aguirre, guitar and others Warner Classics 190295233464…
