Posts Tagged ‘SCHUMANN’
Musical chairs
When we celebrated the birthday of Romanian-born pianist, Radu Lupu, last week, I made the observation on the air that a number of pianists have idiosyncrasies, and Lupu’s mild and harmless one is to sit on a regular office chair when he is playing. […]
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 […]
Eroica!
If you were one of the more than one thousand members who called during our fall fund drive, thank you, thank you for your financial support! I celebrated the end of the drive by going to hear Beethoven’s Erioica with the BSO on Saturday evening. Two debuts: the German violinist, Kolja Blacher, playing Schumann’s […]
Sir Simon in Philly
Despite the fact that they are emerging from chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Philadelphia Orchestra is still playing away and able to attract top notch conductors. They were led by Sir Simon Rattle this past weekend, including a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. I went up to Philly to hear them in their home […]
Thursday 04/19/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Mariss Jansons Pianist: Andres Schiff BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme of Haydn DVORAK: Piano concerto in G minor SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1, “Spring” Fill: DVORAK: Scherzo Capriccioso
Wednesday 01/25/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11pm CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach ORCHESTRA: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
Thursday 11/24/11 Cleveland Orchestra
Knight Concert Hall, Miami Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Thursday 10/27/11 Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Wesler-Möst, conductor WAGNER: Tannhaeuser Overture SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in d, Op. 120 STRAUSS, R.: Ein Heldenleben, Op.40
