http://theartoftheconductor.com/news classical music news and views Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Paul E. Robinson Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 Kirill Gerstein, piano Houston Symphony: Hans Graf, conductor Jones Hall Houston, Texas Sunday, January 15, 2012 Symphony orchestras frequently mount “festivals” to package their wares more effectively, but I can’t ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2012/01/25/3486/ by Paul E. Robinson In March 2009, I was a Guest Lecturer at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing, China. My audience was a class of young conductors. My lecture, titled "Stokowski: the Limits of Interpretation," considered the many changes that Stokowski had made in the scores of the ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2012/01/21/3247/ by Paul E. Robinson George Szell: A Life in Music by Michael Charry Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2011 412 pages One of the conducting icons of my youth was George Szell. I had the good fortune to live within a few hundred miles ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/12/10/3179/ by Paul E. Robinson Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes Op. 23 Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra M. 46 Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S.125 Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Anton Nel: piano Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO): ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/11/29/anton-nel-and-austin-symphony-celebrate-virtuosity/ by Paul E. Robinson Mozart: The Magic Flute Austin Lyric Opera (ALO) Director: James Marvel Conductor: Richard Buckley The Long Center Austin, Texas Saturday November 5, 2011 Congratulations are in order for the Austin Lyric Opera on the occasion of ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/11/08/the-magic-flute-lacking-in-magic/ by Paul E. Robinson Boulez: Mémoriale Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19 Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major Timothy Hutchins, flute Till Fellner, piano Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM): Kent Nagano, conductor La Maison symphonique Place des Arts Montréal Saturday, October 15, 2011 Montréal’s new hall, ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/10/30/3000/ by Paul E. Robinson Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D major Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33 Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Op. 43 Suite No. 2 Gautier Capuçon: cello Orchestre symphonique ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/10/04/gallic-charm-triumphs-again-in-montreal/ by Paul E. Robinson Tchaikovsky (orch. Glazunov): Méditation in D minor Op. 42 No. 1 Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 82 Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie Joshua Bell: violin Angela Hewitt: piano Jean Laurendeau: ondes martenot Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM): Kent Nagano, conductor La Maison ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/09/20/nagano-shows-off-new-hall-with-stellar-performance-of-turangalila/ By Paul E. Robinson When the Knowlton Festival folded two years ago, the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (OSM) and its chief conductor, Kent Nagano, needed to find an alternative venue for some of their summer music-making. An inspired choice was the Orford Festival. While last season’s appearances were uneven, ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/08/10/nagano-osm-week-at-orford-an-impressive-affair/ by Paul E. Robinson Every summer Marita and I drive from Austin, Texas back to our native Canada, varying our route each year according to events of particular interest on the road and the availability of friends we enjoy visiting. This year we decided to make a stop in Charlottesville, Virginia, a ... http://theartoftheconductor.com/news/2011/07/13/a-tale-of-two-festivals-castleton-and-black-creek/