James Bash has a great interview with the four woodwind soloists who will be performing the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds this weekend – it’s a must-read if you want to know more about the fascinating background to this piece, and to find out what a great group of musicians are playing it as well.
Jun Iwasaki Photo: Absolute Images Be sure to check out James Bash’s excellent blog for an interview with OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki. Did you know that Jun first started on the cello? I didn’t!
James Bash, one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet, met up with a patron at a recent Chamber Music Northwest concert who contributed in a significant way to his concert experience – by vomiting all over his back! Yech! Maybe CMNW should have air sick bags tucked into their seats for
 Photo credit: Alexei Kuznetsoff Courtesy of Columbia Artists Managment James Bash reviews the recital of Valentina Lisitsa, who is now best known around Portland as the last-minute reliever who saves the day when artists cancel or have visa problems (as with Rachel Cheung, whose problems with an artist visa have more to do with
James Bash interviews OSO music director Carlos Kalmar and gets the low-down on the rest of this season’s highlights – click here to check it out.