Archive for October, 2012
Juanjo Mena in town
Since making his North American debut with the BSO in 2004, Juanjo Mena has returned to conduct the orchestra each year. He is in town this week, and it was my pleasure to speak to him. Juanjo Mena interview
Those viola jokes…
What is the longest viola joke? Harold in Italy. Okay, this one is quite funny, but for the most part I just don’t get the plethora of viola jokes. I mean, I get them, but I don’t understand why violas are the butt of the dumb blonde jokes of the music world. The viola has […]
How ’bout them Tigers!
Yesterday, the Detroit Tigers completed a 4-game sweep of the slumping NY Yankees, and won the American League Pennant, and an 11th trip to the fall classic, the World Series. Being a native of Detroit, I was ecstatic about the victory, not only because I wanted to see the Tigers in the Series, but I […]
Playlist: Oct/19/12
11:31 PM Sergei Vasilenko — Indian Suite Opus: 42Conductor: Henry ShekEnsemble: Moscow Symphony OrchestraM Polo/HK, 8223783 10:53 PM Simon Jeffes — “Still Life” at the Penguin Cafe Conductor: Barry WordsworthEnsemble: BBC Concert OrchestraHenry Roche, pianoLondon, 425218 10:38 PM Francis Poulenc — Flute Sonata Conductor: Enrique Garcia AsensioEnsemble: Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeEmmanuel Pahud,fluteMusHelveti, 782 10:30 […]
10-18-12 Word On Wine Welcomes Chef Jon Lindenauer…Moldova?
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chef Jon Lindenauer from The Classic Catering People for a few minutes to talk about one of his (and my) favorite topics…wine from far off places where you don’t expect wine to be from! Moldova? Yes Moldova! Who knew…well…he did! Check out the show by […]
Top 5 – Books
I like to consider myself an avid reader. If I had to choose 5 books from my shelf to have while stranded on a deserted island (based on re-readability, love of characters/world/subject matter) , I’d choose: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – Philip K. Dick Lord of the Rings/Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien Alice’s Adventures […]
Thursday 10/18/12 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Julian Rachlin, violin BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 SMETANA: Má Vlast: Vyšehrad; The Moldau; Šárka; From Bohemia’s Fields and Groves Fill: Verdi: “Te Deum”
Playlist: Oct/18/12
10:51 PM Luigi Boccherini — Duet for Two Violins Key: GOpus: 5Dmitri Kogan, violinMarianna Vassilieva, violinDelos, 3390 10:38 PM Gioacchino Rossini — Armida: Overture … Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Academy of St Martin in FieldsPhilips, 434016 10:24 PM Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto in g RV 331 Conductor: Andrea Marcon, dir & harpsichoEnsemble: Venice Baroque […]
Truth Is More Compelling Than Fiction
From October 26-November 4, Dundalk Community Theatre is presenting Titanic: The Musical by Peter Stone and Maury Yeston. It seems this Tony-Award winning show owes more to the wonderful book A Night To Remember (written by Baltimore native Walter Lord) than it does to Hollywood’s version of the story. I recently spoke with director Tom […]