Austin Symphony Shines Again in Mahler
by Paul E. RobinsonThe 100th anniversary of Mahler’s death is in 2011, but conductors and orchestras are already programming his music at every opportunity -…
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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Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson Give Voice to Passions From Bach to Lang!
by Paul E. RobinsonBach’s St. Matthew Passion is one of the great masterpieces of Christian music; its music is sublime and inspiring, and its structure…
Eschenbach, Lang Lang and the SHFO Give Austin a Show to Remember!
by Paul E. RobinsonThere is no one hotter in the world of classical music today than Chinese pianist Lang Lang. What a coup for Maestro…
Van Zweden and DSO Raise their Game with Schönberg and Brahms
by Paul E. RobinsonAs he nears the end of his second season as music director of the Dallas Symphony, Jaap van Zweden has clearly raised…
Strauss’s Don Quixote Brought to Life by Bay and Austin Symphony
by Paul E. RobinsonWhat a revolutionary idea it was to provide surtitles (“translated or transcribed lyrics/dialogue projected above a stage or displayed on a screen”)…
Rach 3 Rocks with Nissman and the Austin Symphony!
by Paul E. RobinsonLast week, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, Peter Bay and the Austin Symphony presented an all-Russian program: Rachmaninov’s Vocalise,…
Donizetti’s Don Pasquale Delicious in Dallas’ New Winspear Opera House
by Paul E. Robinson The Dallas Opera has a long and illustrious history. It was founded in 1957 and its first presentations featured the legendary…
The Odd Couple: Britten and Shostakovich Superb Match Under van Zweden & DSO
by Paul E. RobinsonThere are plenty of recordings of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 Op. 60 (Leningrad), but one rarely gets a chance to hear it…
Pianist Anton Kuerti’s Beethoven Mesmerizes UT Austin Audience
by Paul E. RobinsonAnton Kuerti arrived in Canada in 1965, and Toronto has been his home base ever since. In that span of 45 years,…
