A Life In Music – A Teacher Remembered

“The legacy he had left behind was pure joy. You could see it in the faces of the audience when the curtain rose for the performance that afternoon. You could hear it as his older daughter Melanie, her husband and their violinist children performed as a family. You could feel it when the full orchestra, led by one of Mr. K.’s protégés, poured itself into Tchaikovsky and Bach.”

Musicians Drive Emmanuelle Haim From Paris Opera Podium

The harpsichordist-turned-conductor, who founded her own period-instrument band, Le Concert d’Astrée, had been scheduled to lead a revival of Idomeneo at the Opéra last month; about a week before opening, she withdrew. It turns out that the pit orchestra had mutinied against Haïm, finding her beat impossible to follow – and they’ve said so publicly.

‘The Arts’ Get The Davos Treatment

“The World Economic Forum convened a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall Thursday on arts leadership. The focus? ‘The role and responsibilities of cultural leaders and institutions in the collaborative process of development solutions to a number of challenges affecting the world’. Hmmm.” (Pithiest observation: “People pay for entertainment. Art is subsidized.”)