Video of the Day – Chronological Survey of Beethoven Eroica Symphony Recordings
There have been dozens of recordings of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony made over the years. The first one dates from the 1920s. It would be a…
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Video of the Day – The Dallas Symphony and JFK
It was 50 years ago, November 22, 1963, that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Dallas remembers that terrible day with commemorative events…
Video of the Day – On the Road Again With the NY Philharmonic
Principal Trumpet Philip Smith of the NY Philharmonic recently announced that he was stepping down from his post at the end of this season. Smith…
Video of the Day – Alexander Shelley Conducts Sibelius
The National Arts Centre Orchestra has a new conductor. Pinchas Zukerman is stepping down and Alexander Shelley is taking over. Shelley is not a household…
Video of the Day – How to Play the Didgeridoo
Ever heard of a didgeridoo? It is a traditional instrument of the aboriginal people of northern Australia. It is little known outside Australia and many…
Video of the Day – Jansen and Gergiev Play Szymanowski
Valery Gergiev recently wowed audiences in Montreal and Toronto with his Mariinsky Orchestra. He is also music director of the London Symphony. With the LSO…
Video of the Day – Vanska Resigns From the Minnesota Orchestra
The battle between management and musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra has gone on so long that music director Osmo Vanska has resigned. I don’t blame…
Video of the Day – Tom and Jerry at the Proms
The Proms are over for another year and it is time once again to tip our hats to the BBC: this is perhaps the world’s…
Video of the Day – Gergiev Conducts Tchaikovsky
For years now the busiest conductor in the world has been Valery Gergiev. And he still is. He is currently conducting a run of performances…
Video of the Day – Berlin Philharmonic Horn Section Plays Bruckner
The symphonies of Bruckner are a challenge for any orchestra, especially for the horn section. In several of the later symphonies four of the horn…
