Category: music

Soloist Nicola Benedetti “was on the verge of tears by the end of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto’s first movement: Her neck was so sweaty she couldn’t maintain solid positioning of her violin.”

“Perhaps the fact that Ives is widely acknowledged as our first master composer, and yet we aren’t willing to engage with with his challenging music, tells us something about our own era.”

“Loretta Tomasi, known for her no-nonsense, tough leadership style, has been one of the most powerful women in the British arts scene.”

How hot was it? So hot that the New York Philharmonic skipped half its program on Tuesday night, prompting scattered protests from disappointed concertgoers who chanted, “We want Dvorak.”

“Violinist Viktor Sedov, 65, a veteran of the ballet and opera house’s orchestra for four decades, fell into the pit where the orchestra sits just below the stage during performances.”

“You can go from competition to competition, year-round. There’s a strategy of knowing who is going to be in which competition, so you avoid the stronger candidates. There’s a gaming atmosphere that any smart pianist figures out quickly.”

“I have met many fans over the years who are proud to find and listen to music on Spotify. They are under the impression that their subscription fees are helping to support us and that the ever-growing catalogue they enjoy is due to their subscriptions. But music fans have been sold a lie.”

“The message from the critics to the graduates: the jobs aren’t there; the opportunities aren’t there; the money’s not there. It’s not a new message; I’ve been hearing it for as long as I’ve been in music, one way or another. And I’ve come to find it amazing–amazing that people can be in the grip of a delusion so strong that they don’t even realize it.”

“We’re off of spotify.. Can’t do that no more man.. Small meaningless rebellion. Someone gotta say something. It’s bad for new music.”