The Classical Beat: March 21, 2010 - March 27, 2010
BSO: another blow
A link to my article on the latest cutbacks for the musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
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Anne Midgette
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March 26, 2010; 2:00 AM ET |
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Two reviews: SFS and NSO
Links to my reviews of the San Francisco Symphony (on Wednesday) and the National Symphony Orchestra (on Thursday).
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Anne Midgette
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March 26, 2010; 1:55 AM ET |
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Maazel to Munich: confirmed
It's true: Lorin Maazel is indeed going back to Munich as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic.
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Anne Midgette
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March 25, 2010; 11:27 AM ET |
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Opera: the meme
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra sends the WNO young artists out to sing in a grocery store for a YouTube marketing experiment -- giving rise to thoughts about classical music out of context.
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Anne Midgette
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March 25, 2010; 6:38 AM ET |
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On CD: Slatkin's first Naxos recording with Detroit
Mark J. Estren reviews Leonard Slatkin's first CD with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Anne Midgette
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March 24, 2010; 12:05 PM ET |
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BSO gets on the 2010-11 bandwagon
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces its 2010-11 season.
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Anne Midgette
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March 24, 2010; 5:31 AM ET |
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In performance: Till Fellner, Part VI
Charles T. Downey reviews Till Fellner's latest Beethoven sonata recital at the Austrian Embassy.
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Anne Midgette
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March 24, 2010; 1:15 AM ET |
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Night at the Museum
Thoughts on presenting music in museums: a way to play with the traditional concert format.
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Anne Midgette
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March 23, 2010; 6:28 AM ET |
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In performance: Schubert, Schubert and Schubert
Robert Battey reviews the 25th "Schubert, Schubert and Schubert" festival at Georgetown, with the Auryn Quartet.
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Anne Midgette
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March 23, 2010; 5:48 AM ET |
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In performance: Washington Bach Consort
Charles T. Downey reviews the Washington Bach Consort in a Bach birthday concert.
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Anne Midgette
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March 23, 2010; 5:36 AM ET |
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News from the German-speaking world
News from the German world: Wolfgang Wagner dies; the Vienna Philharmonic gives tenure to its female concertmaster.
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Anne Midgette
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March 22, 2010; 9:30 AM ET |
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In performance: Xuefei Yang, guitar
Joan Reinthaler reviews Xuefei Yang in her Washington debut on the Marlowe Guitar Series.
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Anne Midgette
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March 22, 2010; 5:45 AM ET |
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In performance: Antares
Joan Reinthaler reviews the Antares ensemble, one of the current crop of crack contemporary groups, at the Barns at Wolf Trap.
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Anne Midgette
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March 22, 2010; 5:00 AM ET |
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Link: "Porgy and Bess" returns to WNO
A link to my review of "Porgy and Bess" in Monday's Washington Post.
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Anne Midgette
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March 22, 2010; 12:07 AM ET |
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