Category: music

Lots of new music, lots of performances, but what happens after the opera or symphony premiere? The second-performance problem. – The New York Times

Source: New York Times

Canadians have made a fetish out of the late great pianist. This week a five-day international Gould conference of Trekkie proportions will open in Toronto. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Everyone remembers the Beatles. Anyone remember their producer? Producers are blamed when they flop, forgotten when they score. A new Encyclopedia of Record Producers reveals the producer’s life. – The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

Source: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

It premiered in Berlin this week and the audience went wild. Unfortunately, that would not be the reaction back home, says the Washington Post critic. – The Washington Post

Source: Washington Post

La Scala’s older singers don’t go off into the sunset, they come to Casa Verdi, the rest home for those who can no longer hit the high notes. – Los Angeles Times

Source: Los Angeles Times

Tonight many of the best cellists in the world will converge on Indiana to celebrate the birthday of probably the most prominent cello teacher alive. There will be 100 cellists performing onstage. There’s a live internet broadcast of the concert. – NPR Morning Edition (needs RealPlayer)

Source: NPR Morning Edition

So says this critic for the Irish Times. Unfortunately, the Irish and British governments are no fans. In 1994 they passed the Criminal Justice Act and Public Order Act, effectively outlawing many aspects of club culture. How similar to the social marginalization of the pre-Second World War jazz scene. – Irish Times

Source: Irish Times