By Dorothy Jaroschy I have always been of two minds about the trumpet. Ask me how I feel about the violin, and my response is swift and immediate. “I love it.” Apply the same query to the cello, the answer will be the same. The piano, even more. In fact, run through the entire complement…
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MOZART / DA PONTE TRILOGY 2012: DON GIOVANNI
Photos courtesy: LA Philharmonic Symphony’s wunderkind is building a reputation as an opera conductor: “It’s important for symphony orchestras to perform opera, specifically Mozart” Consider yourself lucky if you got yourself a ticket to Los Angeles’ most awaited “haute culture” event of the month, and possibly of all time. LA’s “Opera Month“ launched May…
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
The Metropolitan Opera production: Beyond superlative! Glorious artistry… a delightful opera that is ironically about a man on the edge of losing his soul.
SCIENCE & MUSIC @ NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE
“There is no other place like this in the world.” – Dr. Gerald M. Edelman, Founder and Director of the Neurosciences Institute The words Dr. Edelman spoke at the Institute’s opening in 1995 ring as true today. The Institute is a very special place now as it was then – and in more ways than…
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The Cliburn: 50 Years of Gold
The prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which began in September 1962, continues its yearlong celebration of its 50th Anniversary with the nationwide telecast of THE CLIBURN: 50 YEARS OF GOLD, a 60-minute documentary that traces the competition’s history as seen through the eyes of 15 of its celebrated gold medalists. Set against a backdrop…
LA Phil Celebrates Dance
The Los Angeles Philharmonic begins its 2012/13 season September 27 at Walt Disney Concert Hall with “The Philharmonic Dances”, its Opening Night Concert and Gala honoring the rich tradition of dance rhythms in orchestral music, led by Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. The Philharmonic Dances begins with a pre-concert cocktail reception at 6 pm followed, by…
San Francisco Opera Presents “Moby-Dick”
San Francisco Opera presents its production of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Moby-Dick at the War Memorial Opera House, October 10–November 2, 2012. American tenor Jay Hunter Morris, who was last seen at San Francisco Opera in the title role of Wagner’s Siegfried as a part of the Company’s 2011 Ring cycle, sings the role…
May 2012 is “OPERA MONTH” in LA
LA Opera ends another sensational season showcasing opera’s new star couple in La Bohème as Walt Disney Concert Hall morphs into an opera house with Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil’s bold foray into a fully-staged Don Giovanni “This is an opera that’s all about young people and their exuberance in life and love,” said…
Hillary Hahn Opens LA Phil’s Colburn Celebrity Recital Series
Violinist performs selections from her ENCORES Commissioning Project November 1 Recital is LA Phil’s first Colburn Celebrity Recital of the 2011/12 Season Violinist Hilary Hahn returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall in a recital of music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, as well as selections from her own commissioning project, In 27 Pieces: The Hilary…
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS, Vol 2
A FanFaire-Kultur Holiday CELEBRATION THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL MUSIC DVD GIVEAWAY, BAR NONE! And for many good reasons! 1. This is a pricey, extraordinary 9-disc DVD set – THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT for the special people in your life or for yourself, and there are five such sets to be given away. That should…
