Archive for March, 2013
Lakme: An Operatic Family Reunion
Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing my niece, Laura Whittenberger, sing the title role in Leo Delibes’ Lakme at Peabody Opera Theatre. The performance brought back many memories of Baltimore Opera’s 2002 production of the same piece – my first show as a member of that company’s chorus. Laura and her mother, Ellie, were […]
Thank you Food Donors!
Thank you to all our generous food donors. Drive after drive, these local companies come out to support WBJC, so please think of them when you’re looking for a good local meal or service. Eddie’s of Roland Park Giant Foods Goldman’s Kosher Bakery Mister Charles’ Market The Omlette Queen Orchard Market & Café Party Plus Rental of […]
Playlist: Mar/15/13
11:53 PM Brian Easdale — The Red Shoes: Ballet from the film Conductor: Kenneth AlwynEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraSilva, 1094 11:41 PM Richard Wagner — Parsifal: Final Scene Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestraand ChorusPeter Hoffman, tenorLondon, 4780234 11:21 PM Maurice Ravel — Violin Sonata Key: GJames Ehnes, violinWendy Chen, pianoCBC(RCI), 1138 10:58 PM Francis Poulenc — […]
Remembering two great pianists
Even before I came to live in the states and witnessed first hand the iconic status of the late, great pianist, Van Cliburn, we felt we had a connection to him in South Africa. The late Steven de Groote, a great pianist in his own right, won the Van Cliburn competition in 1977, and with […]
Thursday 3/14/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Manfred Honeck, conductor Eroica Trio BEETHOVEN: Overture to The Consecration of the House BEETHOVEN: Concert in C Major for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra, “Triple Concerto” BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Encore: Piazzolla: “Oblivion”
Playlist: Mar/14/13
10:19 PM Rodion Shchedrin — Carmen Ballet (after Bizet) Conductor: Gennady RozhdestvenskyEnsemble: The Bolshoi Theater OrchestraMelodiya, 36908 9:59 PM Ludwig August Lebrun — Oboe Concerto No 1 Key: dConductor: Thomas FuriEnsemble: Bern CamerataHeinz Holliger, oboeDG/Archiv, 471724 9:29 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Enigma Variations Opus: 36Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraLondon, 452853 9:00 PM […]
Thank you Volunteers!
We truly could not do it without you! We really appreciate all your hard work during the Winter Drive. Bert Katz Patricia Martin Russell Faust Aimo Hill Margret Bechtold Wilmina Sydnor Alida Verwey Deborah Maeder David Vaeth John Cookson Donna Cookson Angela Heimert Ron Eckles Rick Fairbanks Andrea Tabbet Betty Stuckey Dyane Fancey John O’Hara […]
Wednesday 3/13/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano MOZART: Symphony No. 31 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 2
Playlist: Mar/13/13
10:55 PM Henri Tomasi — Nocturne Kathy Pope, clarinetJed Moss, pianoCentaur, 2466 10:14 PM Albert Roussel — Bacchus et Ariane: Ballet Opus: 43Conductor: Yan Pascal TortelierEnsemble: BBC Philharmonic OrchestraChandos, 9494 9:45 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Quintet No. 2 Key: B-Flat Opus: 87Ensemble: L’ArchibudelliCBS/Sony, 60766 9:35 PM Johann Strauss II — Accelerations Waltz Opus: 234Conductor: Anton […]
Tuesday 3/12/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Edo de Waart Soloists: Daniel Barenboim, piano Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551″Jupiter” Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor Mozart: Piano concerto No. 23 in A Major Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546