Anton Nel Spectacular in Saint-Saëns Egyptian Concerto
Grantham: J’ai été au bal Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Op. 103 “Egyptian”* Serpa: An Invocation Copland: Rodeo (complete ballet score) Anton…
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Anna Karenina: Dancing on the Grave of Love
Is Anna Karenina the greatest novel ever written? Dostoyevsky and Nabokov declared it “flawless.” Faulkner described it as “the best ever written.” Hemingway, Woolf, Proust,…
Worthy Sibelius Tribute in Austin, Texas
by Paul E. RobinsonPeter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in the Long CenterDukas: Fanfare for La Péri (1912)Glazunov: Wedding March Op. 21 (1889)Sibelius:…
Don Quixote Rides Again at Stratford
by Paul E. RobinsonMan of La ManchaWritten by Dale Wasserman with music by Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by Joe DarionDirector: Robert McQueenChoreographer: Marc KimelmanMusical Director:…
Electifying Korngold and Bach with Gil Shaham/Austin Symphony
by Paul E. RobinsonLiszt: Les PréludesKorngold: Violin ConcertoDvořák: Symphony No. 7 in d Minor Op. 70Gil Shaham, violinAustin Symphony/Peter BayLong Center for the Performing ArtsAustin,…
“Copland and Mexico” in Austin, Texas
by Paul E. RobinsonMaestro Peter BayCopland: Two Mexican PiecesCopland: El Salón MéxicoChavez: Chapultepec (Three Famous Mexican Pieces)Revueltas: Redes (complete with film)Joseph Horowitz, scriptwriter and producerAustin…
Menuhin Competition Austin 2014: Closing Gala Concert
by Paul E. RobinsonMaestro Giancarlo Guerrero and members of the Cleveland OrchestraDvořák: Carnival Overture Op. 92Kreisler: Praeludium and AllegroRennosuke Fukuda, violin (1st Prize Winner, Junior…
Menuhin Competition Austin 2014: And the Winner is…Stephen Waarts!
by Paul E. Robinson(Left to right): Gordon Back (Artistic Director of the Menuhin Competition);Stephen Waarts (Winner); and Jury Chair Pamela Franks Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e…
Menuhin Competition Austin 2014 Declares:”The Composer is Dead!”
by Paul E. RobinsonMaestro Giancarlo GuerreroDvořák: Carnival OvertureKreisler: Praeludium and AllegroRennosuke Fukuda: 1st Prize Winner, Junior Section, violinThe Cleveland OrchestraGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorStookey: The Composer is…
Four Competitors Reach Seniors Section Finals at Menuhin Competition Austin 2014
by Paul E. RobinsonSenior Finalists in Menuhin Competition Austin 2014(Left to right): In Mo Yang (18, Korean); Stephen Kim (18, American); Stephen Waarts (17, American/Dutch); Christine Seohyun Lim…
