“Years after corporations began enlisting musicians as spokesmen, the alliance between brands and bands is deepening, with companies from outside the music world taking on creative and curatorial roles at a moment when record labels are ceding some of their authority.”
Category: music
$100K Grawemeyer Award Goes To Wolfgang Rihm
The 62-year-old composer’s winning piece, IN-SCHRIFT 2, was composed for the Berlin Philhamonic to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its concert hall, the Philharmonie, and had musicians spread throughout the venue’s famous vineyard seating.
New York, Berlin Philharmonics To Take Extended Residencies In Michigan
“The partnership begins next fall [in Ann Arbor] with three concerts [by the New York Philharmonic] Oct. 9-11, 2015 in Hill Auditorium, including two led by music director Alan Gilbert. The Philharmonic will return in the 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons. The Berlin Philharmonic and another orchestra to be named later will appear in the alternating seasons.”
After Ten Years Off Due To Injury, A Great 20th-Century Violinist Is Back
“As a violinist who helped define the classical music scene through the 1970s and 1980s and became a role model for subsequent generations of players – not least, female Asian ones – [Kyung Wha] Chung could fairly be described as legendary. And she is certainly returning, concluding an extended “disappearance.
Guitarist Sharon Isbin Wanted To Be A Rocket Scientist
“Her father, a chemical engineer, used to make her practice the guitar before she was allowed to work on the model rockets that she would construct and send speeding skyward.” She says, “Had we not gone to Italy, I would’ve become a brain surgeon or a scientist, no question about it.”
Report: Big Tension Between Music Director, Musicians At The Dallas Symphony
“When you’re not playing well, you’re not playing well. And if I am the messenger of that, well, then, of course, I will be disliked by some people. But I am always honest, with myself and others.”
The Chamber Music Group That Plays Straight-Up House Concerts For Millennials
“Ultimately, what we’re trying to do is to make it cool to spend your Friday and Saturday nights listening to classical music with good people.”
Vinyl’s Comeback Keeps On Coming
“The entire plant produces 28 records a minute, but Sheldon wishes he could press more. He’s increased his staff and now presses records 24 hours a day, 6 days a week to keep up with demand.”
What Data Sets Can Tell Us About The Arts
“Data may be big and getting bigger, but it’s not exactly thick on the ground in the performing arts. There is no IMDB for string quartets, composers, ballets, or even plays (though in theater there are some who are trying to make one). Where clear data sets exist, there’s a lot we can learn from them, and we should definitely encourage our big institutions to make more of their data transparently available to the public.”
Study: Link Between Mental Sharpness And Cultural Activities In Seniors
“Internet use and engagement in various social activities, in particular cultural activities, appear to help older adults maintain the literary skills required to self-manage health.”