by Paul E. Robinson

Classical Travels
Knowlton Festival Diary
The Knowlton Festival, which started life as Festival Bel Canto in the summer of 2008, opened its 2009 summer season with an all Brahms program. Maestro Kent Nagano did his best, in a well-attended pre-concert talk, to make the case that one could legitimately see the music of Brahms [...]

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It has been years since I visited Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This year, with some encouragement from friends, Marita and I decided it was time to go back. We traveled from the Eastern Townships of Quebec – where we can usually be found at this time of year – taking a [...]

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