-
With SXSW having come to a close for our little folk quintet, the band and I took shelter somewhere in the solitude of the Rockies (scaling the Grand Tetons with a 15-passenger Ford and useless trailer attachment). -
March of the Spanish-Humming Conductors: Dudamel, Heras-Casado, Orozco-Estrada, Mattheuz, Payare, Mena, Kalmar...De Leon de Vega
In the wake of the success of Gustavo Dudamel, or maybe more accurately in the wake of the work of El Sistema scion Jose Antonio Abreu, there has been an explosion in the number of top appointments going to Spanish or Latin American conductors. Whether this matters, whether any kind of... -
Burt Hara Resigns as Principal Clarinetist of the Minnesota Orchestra, Cites Management’s Lack of Vision for Excellence
Burt Hara, principal clarinetist of the Minnesota Orchestra for 26 years, announced his resignation last week in a letter to his colleagues. Hara will retain his current position as associate principal clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has been on a leave of absence from the Minnesota Orchestra.. -
Moldovan Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja: "Art Should Be Alive"
But performing a piece that at times seems to require the violin to disintegrate along with the shuttle is not enough for the restless and questing Kopatchinskaja. For her 37th birthday later this month, she will give the premiere of her first violin concerto in Berne, Switzerland. -
Happy 100th Birthday, Ralph Vaughan Williams 'London' Symphony!
A Vaughan Williams masterpiece is 100 this month. Has anyone noticed? There have been some magnificent musical works composed on the subject of London, but surely none greater than Ralph Vaughan Williams' Second Symphony, premiered on March 27 1914 and therefore this month's honored birthday boy. -
UPDATE: 'Mozart in the Jungle' Will be Made into a Web Series, Amazon Studios Announces
'Mozart in the Jungle,' the dramatization of Blair Tindall's tell-all memoir about sex and drugs in the New York music scene, apparently struck a chord with viewers. Amazon Studios recently announced that the pilot will be made into a 10-episode series. -
Tour Journal: Ian Holubiak and Oh Honey play and take in the SXSW sights
Music Times contributor Ian Holubiak and his band Oh Honey are on the road, traveling to SXSW and across the country to spread the musical word. Ian will give us a look into the life of the touring act as part of the Tour Journal series. Stay tuned for more refelctions from the road. -
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Age 70, to Retire from Opera Stage After Donizetti/Puccini at Covent Garden (Or So She Says)
Kiri Te Kanawa has said in a British television interview that she will retire from the opera stage. She's currently giving a cameo as the Duchess of Crackentorp in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment at Covent Garden--and the staging has been massaged to give her an aria (from Puccini's Edgar, since... -
Unanswered Question: Will Academy of Arts and Letters Exhibit, Chicago Symphony Efforts Mark New Dawn for Charles Ives?
A year or so ago, American music fans were decrying the fact that Charles Ives, in many ways the godfather of American classical music, was relatively little known among the American public. His house was up for sale by property developers and faced the very real threat of being bulldozed and turned... -
Italian Tenor Renato Cioni, One of Maria Callas' Leading Men, Dies at 84 on Elba
From an era when Italianate (and indeed, Italian) tenors were in more plentiful supply, Renato Cioni has passed away at the age of 84. He was also one of the last links to the age of Maria Callas, as one of her last Cavaradossis in Puccini's Tosca -
Late Composer Robert Ashley's Pataphysical Operas Seek Whitney Biennial Premiere, Alex Waterman Directs via Kickstarter?
Kickstarter has certainly become the vehicle de rigueur for taking productions of all shapes and sizes to the widest possibly audience. This time, Alex Waterman needs your help staging the avant-garde stylings of the late American composer (perhaps thee greatest American composer we've ever had) Robert Ashley. -
The Column: Is the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014 Under Threat Now?
What usually happens when the UK wants to express its annoyance with a state too big to rattle any sabres at (quite often Russia)? The spat will play out in the safe but very public arena of the arts.
Popular Now
-
Charli XCX Says Using Autotune Doesn't Make Her Fraud Amid Glastonbury Debate
-
Beyoncé Nearly Falls Mid-Air as Flying Car Tilts in Houston Show
-
Will Smith Seemingly Addresses Chris Rock Incident in Surprise Rap Verse
-
Cher Accused of Abandoning Son Elijah Blue After Near-Death Experience : 'She Has Taken a Giant Step Back'
-
Kanye West's Daughter North West Raps on New Song With King Combs
