Archive: interviews
NPR: trends of the decade
Trends of the decade: a look back at the last ten years of classical music, in a discussion I had with Tom Huizenga of NPR.
By Anne Midgette | November 17, 2009; 04:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Hagen talks: Gidon Saks
A profile of the bass-baritone Gidon Saks, whose Hagen is a highlight of the Washington National Opera's concert performances of "Götterdämmerung."
By Anne Midgette | November 13, 2009; 05:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
China's Karajan comes to Washington
An interview with China's superconductor Long Yu, who is coming to town with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
By Anne Midgette | November 12, 2009; 11:35 AM ET | Comments (1)
Kaiser (on a) Roll
Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center and go-to guy for arts companies in trouble (meaning, these days, just about everyone), gives a radio interview today to Norman Lebrecht (listen live on-line).
By Anne Midgette | August 4, 2009; 09:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
Classical Radio: "A Nice Safe Haven"
An interview with Dan DeVany, the Vice President and General Manager of WETA, Washington's all-classical radio station.
By Anne Midgette | July 24, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (13)
Xi'an: Fischer and the Warriors
Ivan Fischer visits the terra-cotta warriors of Xi'an, China, with the National Symphony Orchestra.
By Anne Midgette | June 16, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
Falletta in Full
An interview with the conductor JoAnn Falletta: full version of a discussion that was excerpted for the print paper.
By Anne Midgette | May 30, 2009; 02:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
A Spanish Legacy: Achúcarro at the Phillips
The pianist Joaquín Achúcarro talks before his DC recital this weekend.
By Anne Midgette | May 15, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)
Sound Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Manfred Honeck: Sometimes I go so far as to write in the kind of vibrato [I want]. If you have 16 first violins, you can vibrate slowly, you can vibrate fast… [and if they all do it together], it sounds so uniform. So fantastic. But these days people hardly get to talk about that kind of thing. As if it were a private matter, none of anybody’s business.
By Anne Midgette | May 4, 2009; 08:30 AM ET | Comments (0)
Countdown to Siegfried: 2...
Thoughts from four stage directors on Wagner's "Siegfried." Achim Freyer: "Siegfried" is the most difficult. It is also the most beloved."
By Anne Midgette | May 1, 2009; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Countdown to Siegfried: 3...
Four stage directors air their views on the length of Wagner's "Ring."
By Anne Midgette | April 30, 2009; 06:35 AM ET | Comments (6)
Arkansas Traveler: Fischer on the NSO's Residency, His Future
Iván Fischer, the principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, talks about his first experience with the NSO’s American Residencies program, which took him and the orchestra to Arkansas for eight days of master classes, outreach programs and concerts at the end of March.
By Anne Midgette | April 13, 2009; 06:31 AM ET | Comments (7)
