August 2009
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Cyberspace symphony
The Berlin Philharmonic has been getting quite a bit of attention lately for its Digital Concert Hall, a fee-based, HD video-on-demand service now entering its second season. And no wonder – just check out the production quality of this teaser:
The orchestra’s first 2009/10 concert – featuring music by Britten, Saariaho and Berlioz – takes place Friday at 1pm EST, and free electronic...
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WCFSO Wallpaper
Get ready for the upcoming symphony season with this striking desktop of the WCFSO in rehearsal. The image is by Noah Henscheid, whose work with us can be seen on my photos page.
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Breath of fresh air
In a recent piece for the Guardian conductor Charles Hazlewood discusses his motives for curating a series of unconventional orchestral performances on a farm field in England. Among them are a desire to foster inclusiveness and an attempt to expand possibilities for discovery, both often absent from symphonic settings. In Hazlewood’s view natural engagement between performers and listeners...
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More Mozart
Image by Kerstin Joensson, Associated Press
Adding to a string of recent discoveries related to Mozart are two newly authenticated works unveiled in Salzburg today. The keyboard pieces – written around 1764 in a teaching notebook used by Mozart’s father Leopold – include the solo part of a complete concerto movement and a fragmentary prelude. The discoveries by the International Mozarteum...