by Paul E. Robinson

SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS 2010
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 [...]

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Review by Paul E. Robinson

When I last visited LA (2002), just before the opening of Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall – the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic – I was not impressed with the exterior of the building. I did not stay long enough to see or hear the interior. This year, [...]

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revew by Paul E. Robinson

It was a clever idea for Austin Symphony (ASO) music director Peter Bay to preface a rare performance of Miklós Rózsa’s Violin Concerto with some of Brahms’ Hungarian Dances. Rózsa was born in Budapest and makes use of Hungarian folk music in his concerto. The major work on the program was [...]

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