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nancy ives plays dvorak

by Charles Noble on October 24, 2009 · 2 comments

Nancy Ives/Photo © Charles Noble
I had the pleasure of venturing North into the wilds of Vancouver, Washington to hear Nancy Ives, principal cellist of the Oregon Symphony, perform the great Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony under the direction of Salvator Brotons.  I don’t really want to write a review, other than to say [...]

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inside carlos kalmar’s brain

by Charles Noble on January 26, 2009

Carlos Kalmar – Photo: Oregon Symphony
In case you missed it, the Oregonian ran a story about our music director Carlos Kalmar taking part in a brain study at OHSU.  It involved Kalmar being put into an MRI machine, then listening to a movement of Dvorak’s Sixth Symphony (which he was rehearsing that week) while being [...]

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rocky 2

by Charles Noble on September 27, 2007

pianist Valentina Lisitsa
This weekend’s first subscription concert at the Oregon Symphony is pretty much a must-see/hear. There’s a terrific piece of Dvorak – his Symphonic Variations – that I’ll bet you’ve never heard live before (and maybe not even on a recording) – but which is both totally charming and an orchestral showpiece. [...]

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