A celebration from the San Francisco Symphony
A celebration from the San Francisco SymphonySan Jose Mercury NewsA marvelous player whose consistency and leadership contributes night after night to the success of the orchestra, Russian-born "Sasha" Barantschik is the soloist for this week's program. With Michael Tilson Thomas (the man who hired him) conducting, ...and more »
Music review: Andreas Delfs, Nelson Freire and the National Symphony Orchestra
Music review: Andreas Delfs, Nelson Freire and the National Symphony OrchestraWashington PostIt's sad that some people still feel it needs justifying; this symphony shows the same kinds of abruptly shifting moods and contrast between highbrow and lowbrow that have become staple fare in the concert hall in the symphonies of Gustav Mahler.and more »
Leif Ove Andsnes, Matthias Goerne offer miraculous evening at Gilmore Keyboard ...
Leif Ove Andsnes, Matthias Goerne offer miraculous evening at Gilmore Keyboard ...Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comThey combined some of Mahler's best known songs with the last songs of an ailing Shostakovich to create a new original cycle. Each song told a story. Together they made a dramatic whole, expressing the deepest longings of the soul, from love and joy to ...and more »
Review: Death becomes a baritone, pianist and 16 songs at Schubert Club ...
Review: Death becomes a baritone, pianist and 16 songs at Schubert Club ...Pioneer PressBut the composers represented were but two: Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich. The 16 songs sung with such emotional eloquence by Goerne were gleaned from three of Mahler's most familiar song cycles - "Ruckert Lieder," "Das Knaben Wunderhorn" and ...and more »