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Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Tortured Gustav Mahler and His Affecting Music
The composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) suffered a tortured life of loss. His affecting music may have been the answer to fill his void and help him find his direction. He married the beautiful 22-year-old Alma Maria Schindler in … Continue reading
Pianist Leon Fleisher, Richard Strauss, Dramatic End to Season
Pianist Leon Fleisher has earned the respect of his fans if the increased volume of applause on last Saturday evening was any indication. When he came onto the stage to perform Maurice Ravel’s (1875-1937) Concerto for the Left Hand for … Continue reading
Posted in Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Pianists, Reviews
Tagged Concert on the Green, Concerto for the Left Hand for Piano and Orchestra, Der Rosenkavalier, Diane Schuur, Don Juan, Fabio Mechetti, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, Kayo Ishimaru, Leon Fleisher, Maurice Ravel, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Wittgenstein, Philip Pan, Richard Fleisher, Richard Strauss
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Pianist Leon Fleisher and His “Nine Lives”
Leon Fleisher—pianist, conductor, icon—is synonymous with legendary pianists and musicians of the 20th and into the 21st centuries. He’s performed in great concert halls (Carnegie Hall), with major orchestras and eminent conductors (George Szell, Eugene Ormandy). He studied under the … Continue reading
Posted in Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Pianists
Tagged 92nd St. Y, Artur Schnabel, Carl Czerny, Carnegie Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Leon Fleisher, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music, Nathaniel Kahn, Peabody Conservatory, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Royal Conservatory of Music, Theodor Leschetizky, Two Hands
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