Ustad Zakir Hussain’s next: A Triple Concerto
His short visit to Mumbai is packed with two concerts, a formal ceremony to present him the Padma Vibhushan, a relative’s birthday party and a media interaction. After a whirlwind tour of…
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Sonically monumental: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s organ concerto plays Disney Hall,…
Does last week’s news that Los Angeles Philharmonic Chief Executive Chad Smith will leave the orchestra to head the Boston Symphony, coming on top of Gustavo Dudamel’s announcement that he…
Southern Arizona Symphony hosting a Tucson first: tuba concerto
This could quite possibly be a first for Tucson: An international tuba star is set to solo with a Tucson orchestra.Yep, a tuba, that grandaddy of the brass instruments, that…
Tucson Symphony piano soloist rediscovers concerto from her youth
Michelle Cann was just 12 when she learned Schumann’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor for a competition.She didn’t revisit the work again until last month, some 23 years…
Review: John Williams, at 90 and with a new violin concerto, is celebrated at L.A.…
There is nothing new in the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrating John Williams, as the orchestra did for its annual opening-night gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday night. The…
Violinist returns to Tucson for mariachi-based concerto
Anne Akiko Meyers was blown away in 2017 when she first heard Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’s “Danzón No. 2.”“I couldn’t believe it was a living composer that had written…
Review: A new piano concerto by Daníel Bjarnason gets a little help from Edgar Allan…
When it comes to new music written during the pandemic, composers have tended, on the one hand, to reflect loneliness, isolation and sorrow. On the other hand, they’ve sought the restorative…
Review: With Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz at the helm, John Adams’…
On Sunday afternoon, principal guest conductor Susanna Mälkki began her last concert of the season with the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Steve Reich’s “Runner.” Thanks to the L.A.…