Archive for October 8th, 2014

Oct. 08 2014

Should corporate sponsors butt out of opera?

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | 3 Comments

It seems a conflict of interest is keeping one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire off the stage at West Australia Opera, at least for the next couple of seasons. Before you click on the following link from Limelight, please note that I have my own biases in this case:  I’m a […]

Oct. 08 2014

Wednesday 10/08/14 San Francisco Symphony

By WBJC Programming | Posted in WBJC Evening Concert | Comments Off on Wednesday 10/08/14 San Francisco Symphony

11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Vasily Petrenko SOLOIST:  Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Arvo Pärt:   Fratres Bartók:  Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major Respighi:  Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma) Respighi:   Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma) Encore: Shostakovich:  Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

Oct. 08 2014

Playlist: Oct/08/14

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10:40 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Opus: 24Conductor: Seiji OzawaEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraAngel/EMI, 65145 10:20 PM Edward MacDowell — Sonata No. 4 Opus: 59James Barbagallo,pianoNaxos, 559019 10:10 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — May Night overture Conductor: Gerard SchwarzEnsemble: Seattle SymphonyNaxos, 572788 9:40 PM Alexander Borodin — Petite Suite Conductor: Neeme JarviEnsemble: Gothenburg Symphony OrchestraDG/Archiv, […]

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