Sunday afternoon was one of those rare times when I had a piece that I thought I knew well revealed to me in an entirely new, deeper, and more personal way. The piece was Brahms’ German Requiem, and the person who gave me that view was conductor Helmuth Rilling. I’ve always loved Brahms’ Requiem. I
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I’m just entering my first weekend of the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon, and there’s a lot going on at the southern end of the Willamette Valley. The OBF is starting its search for a successor to the festival’s co-founder and artistic director for the past 41 years, Helmuth Rilling. Two of the front-runners
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The Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall is presenting a royal command performance of the Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons and violinist Janine Jansen for free as part of Queen Beatrix’s visit to Berlin. You can get complete details and watch the taped broadcast in high-definition for free by following this link. The concert features
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Thanks to Opera Chic for finding this and sharing it with the world. Go USA!!
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This is one of those recordings that I’m very excited about getting my hands on. Roberto Dìaz, currently the president of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and a former principal violist of both the National Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, along with Jeremy Denk, one of the more exciting, interesting pianists playing today (and
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Last night was a bit of a strange concert, at least speaking for myself from my vantage point on the stage. First of all, there was the sobering sight of empty seats in the hall – lots of them. It’s not as though this is a strange program – Brahms d minor piano concerto is
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First, I just have to say that the First Piano Concerto of Brahms is even better than I remembered it. I think the last time we performed it was with Peter Serkin, and that was an amazing series of performances, but this time, with Jon Kimura Parker, and with the orchestra playing so well, it
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The day’s final glow from Bastyr dormitory. Photo: © Charles Noble Tonight was the final faculty chamber concert of the 2009 Max Aronoff Viola Institute, a string camp that I started along with University of Puget Sound viola faculty Joyce Ramée back in 1990. It was a great concert on three counts: the quality of
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It’s that time of the year. The orchestra’s season is over (and so are the paychecks). I teach at the Max Aronoff Viola Institute, a string camp that takes place at the end of June each year in Kenmore, a suburb of Seattle/Bellevue. I always seem to choose repertoire that demands a lot of practice
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Cellist Gregory Dubay plays the Brahms e-minor Sonata with pianist Bill Crane just after dawn. Pianist and organist Tamara Still plays selections from Bach’s Goldberg Variations at 8 a.m. Soprano Lisa Mooyman, pianist Bill Crane and cellist Justin Kagan. Cellist Justin Kagan.
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Violinist Jonathan Dubay and cellist Gregory Dubay will give a concert of chamber music for strings and piano by Brahms with pianist Janet Guggenheim. It’s a selection of some of Brahms’ best works for strings – the A major Violin Sonata, the E minor Cello Sonata, and the Trio in B major, Op. 8. Should
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If you’ve got time in your lunch hour for a quick concert of chamber music masterpieces, come on over to the Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave) at Noon today to hear (mostly) members of the Oregon Symphony play music by Beethoven and Brahms. Here’s the line-up:
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I was thinking about Brahms this morning as I was getting ready to go to a rehearsal of his Piano Quintet (with pianist Cary Lewis and the Arnica String Quartet – we’ll be performing it on Wednesday, February 6 at Noon in the Old Church, Portland).
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