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in the ear of the beholder

by Charles Noble on November 3, 2008

David Stabler wrote a review [not posted on the Oregonian's website at the time of posting] of this Saturday’s classical series concert featuring the Latvian violinist Baiba Skride as soloist in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto along with Sibelius’ Scene with Cranes and the Walton First Symphony.
He was not enamored of Skride’s approach to the Tchaikovsky:
She [...]

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classical performance round-up

by Charles Noble on November 2, 2008 · 1 comment

This weekend brought a huge program to the Schnitz.  Huge how?  Well, first, in terms of a major new talent that is just beginning to be known here in America, the Latvian violinist Baiba Skride, playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.  Second, the Walton First Symphony, a gigantic workout for the entire orchestra that makes a [...]

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baiba skride documentary

by Charles Noble on November 2, 2008

The German broadcasting network Deutsche Welle has an excellent documentary on the supremely talented Latvian violinist Baiba Skride, who is making her OSO debut this weekend.
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

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tidbits for monday morning

by Charles Noble on June 2, 2008 · 2 comments

• I just caught Robert Levine’s latest blog entry about the Milwaukee Symphony’s recent concerts with Hilary Hahn.  Robert is one of the smartest guys out there, I’m coming to appreciate, and reading this post had me scratching my head and wondering “why couldn’t I have said that?”.  I like the way he clearly expresses [...]

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