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 remember ever coming across a [...]

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by Paul E. Robinson

SUMMER FESTIVALS
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL
After a few days in Vail enjoying the music-making of Jaap van Zweden and the Dallas Symphony at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Marita and I drove over to Aspen, about 100 miles away through the mountains. What we found there [...]

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