“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 »
It must bug the bejeezus out of the big-budget U.S. orchestras to hear over and over again that The Cleveland Orchestra – long regarded as one of the Big Five
The Cleveland Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall with Mozart and Shostakovich Read Post »
by Pete Matthews In a world that's sometimes feels it's on the brink of chaos, it's comforting to know that some things can still be relied upon as winter turns
The Vienna Philharmonic Plays Music of the Early 20th Century at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
Franz Welser-Möst with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, 2/26/17 “Now, whenever I stand in front of them, it’s just making music with good friends.”
Preview: Franz Welser-Möst with the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
CLEVELAND, OH – When I visited Cleveland for the first time this past January, I wanted to figure out just how the Cleveland Orchestra – widely regarded as one of
The Cleveland Orchestra Finds Themselves At Home In Lakewood and Severance Hall Read Post »
CLEVELAND, OH — Although I've heard The Cleveland Orchestra in New York enough times to realize that they are, hands down, one of the best orchestras in the world, it's always been a
The Cleveland Orchestra and Youth Chorus at Severance Hall Read Post »
There is nothing quite like the sight of a full orchestra and chorus on a concert-hall stage to instill a religious sense of wonder and awe, especially when the music
White Light Festival: Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus Perform Messiaen and Beethoven Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II For the first concert of their three-night residency at Carnegie Hall this year, the Vienna Philharmonic stayed close to their Austrian heritage, showcasing works of von Suppé
Vienna Philharmonic Begins Annual Carnegie Hall Run Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II The Cleveland Orchestra’s program Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall was a mix of conservative and bold choices, as evidenced by a stodgy Brahms classic on the
Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: Brahms, Shostakovich, and Saariaho Read Post »
