The Classical Beat: April 25, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Women on the podium
The League of American Orchestras awards grants to promising female conductors: does such affirmative action really help women in the field?
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Anne Midgette
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April 30, 2010; 7:05 AM ET |
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Link: The NSO goes French
A link to my review in today's Washington Post of the NSO's French program under Hans Graf, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
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Anne Midgette
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April 30, 2010; 6:33 AM ET |
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Twitter: now part of the landscape?
Of #operaplot, tweeting opera librettos, and other ways in which Twitter is increasingly taken for granted, even in the classical music field.
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Anne Midgette
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April 29, 2010; 6:12 AM ET |
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Link: Maltman at Vocal Arts Society
A link to Charles T. Downey's review of Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson at the Vocal Arts Society.
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April 29, 2010; 1:06 AM ET |
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In performance: Bella Hristova
Joe Banno reviews Bella Hristova and Ieva Jokubaviciute on the Young Concert Artists series.
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Anne Midgette
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April 29, 2010; 12:10 AM ET |
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Change we can believe in
Thoughts on arts administrators, changes to the status quo, and the current turmoil at the Aspen Music Festival.
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Anne Midgette
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April 28, 2010; 10:25 AM ET |
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In performance: Escher Quartet
Charles T. Downey reviews the Escher Quartet.
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Anne Midgette
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April 28, 2010; 9:00 AM ET |
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Washington arts briefs
A round-up of arts news in Washington.
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Anne Midgette
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April 27, 2010; 1:25 PM ET |
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In performance: Emerson Quartet
Joan Reinthaler reviews the Emerson Quartet playing a new work by Lawrence Dillon.
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Anne Midgette
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April 27, 2010; 6:14 AM ET |
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In performance: KenCen Chamber Players
Cecelia Porter reviews the Kennedy Center Chamber Players.
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Anne Midgette
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April 27, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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In performance: Meri Siirala
Cecelia Porter reviews the soprano Meri Siirala.
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Anne Midgette
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April 27, 2010; 1:00 AM ET |
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RIP Rich
R.I.P. Alan Rich, music critic, 1924-2010.
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Anne Midgette
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April 26, 2010; 7:35 AM ET |
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In performance: Cantate Chamber Singers
Joan Reinthaler reviews the Cantate Chamber Singers in a celebration of their 25th season.
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April 26, 2010; 6:10 AM ET |
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Links: WNO's "Figaro"
A link to my review of WNO's "Nozze di Figaro" in Monday's Washington Post.
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Anne Midgette
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April 26, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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In performance: Falla and Flamenco
My review of the Post-Classical Ensemble's program "Falla and Flamenco" at the Harman Center.
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Anne Midgette
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April 26, 2010; 12:03 AM ET |
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