Video of the Day – Maria Schneider Wins Grammy
She is known mainly as a jazz composer and bandleader but she walked away with the Grammy in the category “Best Contemporary Classical Composition.” Her…
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Video of the Day – Bamberg Symphony New Year’s Concerts – On Two Continents!
It is a sign of the times that symphony orchestras are seeking new audiences as never before – and finding them. Each year the great…
Video of the Day – Claudio Abbado In Memoriam (1933-2014)
Claudio Abbado’s passing last week was not unexpected – he had been seriously ill for some time – but it came as a heavy blow…
Video of the Day – Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Reach Settlement with Management
Finally, some good news from Minneapolis. The musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have reached a settlement with their management. Concerts will resume in February.But there…
Video of the Day – Abbado Conducts Mendelssohn
Claudio Abbado has been in the news lately for his ill health. He has not conducted a concert since last September and his future schedule…
Video of the Day – Pioneers in Canadian Musical Life
We need to pause every once and a while to remember the men and women who contributed so much when Canadian musical life was still…
Video of the Day – Hannigan Sings and Conducts Ligeti
Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan is an extraordinary artist, and is rapidly becoming internationally renowned. Here she is both singing and conducting the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra…
Video of the Day – Christmas at King’s College
From the great tradition of Christmas at King’s College, Cambridge, here is John Rutter’s arrangement of O Holy Night. The carol was composed by Adolphe…
Video of the Day – Celibidache Conducts Enesco
I first saw Sergiu Celibidache conduct in 1969. It was at the Helsinki Festival with the Swedish Radio Symphony. I was amazed at his ability…
Video of the Day – Rattle and the BPO Play Britten’s War Requiem
November 22 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. During his lifetime Britten was recognized as one of the foremost composers of…
