Beethoven & Britten at the Movies
by Paul E. Robinson From left to right: Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener A Late Quartet Director: Yaron Zilberman…
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Festival Orford 2012: Kuerti Goes Deeper and Nagano Plays Small Ball
by Paul E. RobinsonMozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in a minor K. 310Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 “WaldsteinSchubert: Sonata No. 21…
Hans Graf/HSO: Two Faces of Shostakovich in Houston
by Paul RobinsonPhoto by Craig Chesek/Carnegie HallShostakovich/Milman: Anti-Formalist RayokShostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor Op. 103 “The Year 1905”Mikhail Svetlov, bassHouston Symphony/Hans GrafJones HallHouston,…
Denyce Graves: A Superstar Survivor
by Paul E. RobinsonBerlioz: Roman Carnival OvertureRavel: ShéhérazadeLalo: Le Roi d’Ys “De tous côtés j’aperçois dans la plaine”Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila “Mon Coeur s’ouvre à ta voix”Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila “Bacchanale”Bizet: Carmen…
Nagano-OSM Week at Orford an Impressive Affair
by Paul E. RobinsonWhen the Knowlton Festival folded two years ago, the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (OSM) and its chief conductor, Kent Nagano, needed to…
Dudamel and “La Phil LIVE” Connect with Shakespeare and Tchaikovsky!
by Paul E. RobinsonThe Los Angeles Philharmonic has always been an enterprising organization, and especially so with impresario Ernest Fleishmann in charge. Today, under the…
