Shostakovich: 13th symphony ‘Babi Yar’ (CSO.Resound)
Half a century ago, in January 1970, the young Riccardo Muti gave this symphony its western Europe premiere in Rome with the RAI orchestra and…
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Lebrecht Weekly – Schoenberg and Shostakovich (CSO.Resound)
Two composers in despair, reaching deep into their souls. Arnold Schoenberg, a penniless refugee in Los Angeles in 1938, was commissioned by a liberal temple…
Daily News Roundup: 26 July 2016
+ Sir Roger Norrington is celebrating the unorthodox at the Proms this week. “As a rule, conductors stand on their dignity. They take themselves seriously.…
Muti in Chicago (last in a series of three articles)
by Paul E. RobinsonMuti with members of MCANA: Photo by Todd Rosenberg “At my age I don’t care what critics write anymore but I do care about…
The Muti Era Begins in Chicago
CSO Launches Bold Vision and New Recording By Barbara Sealock A bold new era is underway at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the arrival of…
