Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

May. 01 2020

Inon Barnatan makes his digital Baltimore recital debut for Shriver concerts

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Inon Barnatan makes his digital Baltimore recital debut for Shriver concerts

In these changed times, Shriver Hall Concert Series is offering a digital recital by Israeli pianist, Inon Barnatan, who explores works of musical transformation across two centuries. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Selected ‘Songs without Words’ Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015) ‘Peter Grimes’ Fantasy on Themes from Benjamin Britten Opera George Gershwin (1898-1937) Prelude No. 2 George Gershwin (1898-1937) I […]

Apr. 28 2020

Victoria Eisner Explains Ways that We Can Take Care of Ourselves Emotionally in Stressful Times

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Victoria Eisner Explains Ways that We Can Take Care of Ourselves Emotionally in Stressful Times

During the Coronavirus pandemic we have been given instructions on how to protect our bodies from the illness. Body, Movement and Mindfulness-based Psychotherapist, Victoria Eisner discusses ways in which we can help ourselves to stay emotionally healthy in this stressful time.

Apr. 22 2020

COVID-19 insight from an expert

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My first ever Zoom interview! During this time of coronavirus uncertainly, it was a privilege to be able to call upon emergency physician, former Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, and current public health professor at George Washington University, Dr. Leana Wen.  

Mar. 11 2020

“The world’s greatest living violist” makes her Baltimore debut with Shriver Concerts

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on “The world’s greatest living violist” makes her Baltimore debut with Shriver Concerts

       German violist, Tabea Zimmermann, and Spanish pianist, Javier Perianes, will perform selections by Spanish and South American composers and two richly lyrical works by Schubert and Brahms on the Shriver Hall Concert Series. Here’s more from the series’ Executive Director, Catherine Cochran.  

Feb. 28 2020

New (and old) opera comes to Bel Cantanti

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Bel Cantanti Opera presents the world premiere of Frances Pollock and Robert Misbin’s Briscula the Magician, based on Thomas Mann’s novella Mario and the Magician, at the Randolph Road Theater in Silver Spring from March 3rd to the 15th on Saturdays and Sundays. The opera features many quotes of opera from the 19th century, and […]

Feb. 28 2020

Handel Choir presents Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil

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Handel Choir of Baltimore will be performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil at the Baltimore Basilica on March 7 at 2:30 PM. Artistic Director Brian Bartoldus stopped by to talk about the work, as well as the symphonic use of chorus.

Feb. 27 2020

Victoria Gau premiere season with Cantate Chamber Singers continues

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Victoria Gau premiere season with Cantate Chamber Singers continues

      Victoria Gau‘s second concert as Music Director of Cantate Chamber Singers centers around the themes of loss, morality, and peace in relation to Mozart’s Requiem.        

Feb. 26 2020

A Norwegian sibling duo for Music in the Valley

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The Coucheron Siblings, violinist David Coucheron and pianist Julie Coucheron, present a program of music by their Norwegian compatriots, along with Beethoven and Massenet, for Music in the Valley at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Western Run Parish. Here is the series’ Artistic Director, Benjamin Buchanan.        

Feb. 19 2020

Two Grammy® nominees at Shriver Concerts

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American tenor, Lawrence Brownlee, and American-Korean pianist, Myra Huang, collaborate on two song cycles from German Romanticism and contemporary America for Shriver Hall Concert Series. Here is the series’ Executive Director, Catherine Cochran.    

Feb. 19 2020

Benny Russell and the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pay Homage to Martin Luther King, JR.

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Benny Russell and the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pay Homage to Martin Luther King, JR.

Saxophonist and composer Benny Russell and the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church on Saturday, February 22 at 3:00 PM. Benny Russell spoke with me about the event and his music for the occasion, and BSO English Horn, Jane […]

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