by Charles Noble on December 5, 2009
Oregon Symphony Resident conductor Gregory Vajda conducts a recording of music by his mentor, the composer/conductor Péter Eötvös, entitled As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams. The recording is one of three nominated for the prestigious 2010 MIDEM Classical Award.
Conductor Leonard Slatkin has a compelling essay up on his website detailing his experience of having [...]
by Charles Noble on March 13, 2009
Gregory Vajda
OSO Resident conductor Gregory Vajda is one of the conductors up for music director of the Fairfax Symphony (located in Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C.). He wrote a blog entry for the orchestra’s blog and gave a very kind shoutout to this blog, so I thought I’d return the favor. He writes [...]
OSO resident conductor Gregory Vajda is a candidate for the music director position in San Antonio, Texas. John Clare, of Texas Public Radio, alerted me to this video interview of Vajda. Enjoy!
Maestro Gregory Vajda from John Clare on Vimeo.
An interview with Gregory Vajda with John Clare at Texas Public Radio. Vajda conducts music by Ravel, [...]
by Charles Noble on April 16, 2008 · 1 comment
In the sporting world, if you’ve got depth on your team, then you’ve got a “great bench”. Supporting players that can come in at a moment’s notice and make a crucial difference when one of your first string players is unable to play.
by Charles Noble on March 17, 2008 · 1 comment
OSO Resident conductor Gregory Vajda is up for two more music director positions: the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the San Antonio Symphony.
From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced its 2008-09 season during a news conference Tuesday.
The season will feature at least 10 different maestros, including eight conducting candidates who are vying for [...]
by Charles Noble on March 14, 2008
OSO Resident conductor Gregory Vajda
photo credit: Aaron Hewitt
David Stabler reports that Oregon Symphony Resident Conductor Gregory Vajda is a finalist for the Fairfax (VA) Symphony. Fairfax is a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. I used to play in the Fairfax Symphony back in the day, *cough* years ago.
by Charles Noble on February 6, 2008
Here’s a round up of the reviews I’ve spotted of our weekend of Classical 8 series concerts, featuring the Adams Chamber Symphony.
by Charles Noble on January 14, 2008 · 1 comment
So it’s crunch time. I can feel it in my bones – actually in my bow-arm’s shoulder and my back. News which would normally be met with a shrug and “what can ya do?” is instead met with grumbled obscenities and toe-curling rage on the drive home. I feel sorry for the people that have to drive on the roads with me on my way home this week – they’re getting called every name in the book.* On the bright side, I usually only feel a simple sense of tiredness by the time I get home.