Last night was the opening night of our first classical subscription concert, featuring the violinist Hilary Hahn. Hahn’s been one of the top violinists the the world for over a decade, and after having come to Seattle several times over the past few years, she’s finally made it to Portland and the Oregon Symphony. The
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Violinist Hilary Hahn makes her Oregon Symphony debut on our opening Classical series concerts on October 2 – 4, and you can get a chance to listen to her playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on her newly-released album on Deutsche Grammophone. This beloved work is paired with the Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto, which has been
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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
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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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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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• 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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