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Category Archives: Concert Schedule
2011-2012 Symphony Season Openers
Symphony Orchestras across the country are bustling to complete the final preparations for their opening concert. The brochures have been printed and mailed (or put online), subscribers’ tickets are sent, contracts for guest performers have been sealed, and the music, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alisa Weilerstein, Andre Watts, Anne-Sopie Mutter, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Awadagin Pratt, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Christine Brewer, Conrad Tao, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Deborah Voigt, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, Gil Shaham, Herbie Hancock, Hilary Hahn, Houston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Biss, Joshua Bell, Kelley O'Connor, Lang Lang, Leila Josefowicz, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mathieu Dufour, Michel Camilo, Midori, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nancy Maultsby, Nashville Symphony, Nathan Berg, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Olga Kern, Philip Pan, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Portland Symphony Orchestra, RachFest, The Coastal Symphony Orchestra, The Mahler Project, Vinson Cole, Yo-Yo Ma
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Tchaikovsky’s Endearing First Piano Concerto
Most great artists are acutely misunderstood. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was no exception to this belief. When he composed his Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23, the pianist he had hoped to impress, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, gave … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 Overture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Denis Matsuev, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fantasy Overture, Hans Guido von Bulow, Lang Lang, Liang Wang, Lisa Kim, Marc Ginsberg, Michelle Kim, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, Olga Kern, Philip Myers, Philip Smith, Piano Concerto no. 1, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roemo and Juliet, San Francisco Symphony, Sheryl Staples, Stephen Hough, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Violin Concerto in D, Yefim Bronfman, Yundi Li
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“Emperor” – Beethoven’s Last Piano Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73, “Emperor” begins and ends much like Beethoven lived his life—brilliant, passionate, with a grand entrance and thrilling exit. In 1809, Beethoven was ready to leave Vienna, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brian Cummings, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bubeck, Dawn Upshaw, Dorothea Roschmann, Emperor piano concerto, Garrick Ohlsson, Ian Bostridge, Jessica Rivera, Jonathan Biss, Jonathan Lemalu, Les Adieux, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Louis Lortie, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelle DeYoung, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Nicholas Angelich, Nikolaj Znaider, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Steven Isserlis, Steven Rickards
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