“(A) Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” – Gerturde Stein, 1913 As awkward as the first Boston Symphony concert at Tanglewood felt, things got ratcheted up […]
Trouble in Paradise as Andris Nelsons Arrives at Tanglewood Amidst Protests Read Post »
I’ve been overseas for the past two weeks, but apparently folks are still up in arms about Andris Nelsons’ dismissal from the Boston Symphony three weeks ago. Reports are that
More Bellyaching in Boston over Andris Nelsons Read Post »
I, like most people who follow classical music, was floored by the news last Friday that Andris Nelsons, music director of the Boston Symphony since 2014, was being dismissed at
A Boston Tea Party: Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Part Ways Read Post »
Throughout my conversation with Manfred Honeck in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago, there was one institution which seemed to loom over eveything we discussed: the Vienna Philharmonic, where Honeck
The Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall with Andris Nelsons Read Post »
“Conducting has become the profession of a traveling salesman… A conductor has to stay put to educate an orchestra.” – William Steinberg (1899-1978) former music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony
What Price Glory? A Word on Music Directors Read Post »
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood Read Post »
by Peter Matthews "It's not the lawn, it's not the great old pines. It's not the blue skies, or sudden thunderstorms, or the mountains. All that is wonderful…But, it's the
Symphonies, Suites and Götterdämmerung: A Weekend at Tanglewood Read Post »
by Pete Matthews While I will always and forever cherish my summers seeing the Boston Symphony Orchestra up in their summer home at Tanglewood, it's always a treat (not to
Boston Symphony Orchestra Brings Opera Back to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by Pete Matthews "Music is one of the most important gifts we've been given from nature. It's all out there: all we need to do is organize the sound sources,
Back to the Berkshires: the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood Read Post »
