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all by myself

by Charles Noble on May 2, 2009 · 3 comments

For many of you, this past week has meant no weekend with the Oregon Symphony to look forward to – at least not in Portland.  Why?  Because the OSO is doing its Community Music Partnership trip this weekend in Tillamook, Oregon.  Yes, home of the famous cheese and accompanying cows (along with tsunami warning signs [...]

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my fondest dream come true

by Charles Noble on February 28, 2009 · 1 comment

Courtesy of Sam Bergman with the Minnesota Orchestra (on tour in Cologne, Germany):

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Madame Harold in Pyongyang

by Charles Noble on March 28, 2008 · 2 comments

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New York Philharmonic violist Dawn Hannay kept a blog of her tour of North Korea. You can find it here, along with photos here. UPDATE: link to Dawn’s blog fixed.

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Thanks to MH for the link.

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the show must go on – but on what?

by Charles Noble on March 13, 2008

The London Symphony Orchestra recently had a mishap of mammoth proportions occur on a trip to Dijon, France this past weekend. A French ferry strike led to the stranding of the truck containing almost all of the orchestra’s instruments, wardrobe, and music. The musicians had been flown into Dijon, but the truck could [...]

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local connection to nyphil pyongyang visit

by Charles Noble on February 25, 2008

Many of you may be unaware that Oregon Symphony violinist Elena Hirsu’s father Valentin is a cellist with the New York Phiharmonic. He is profiled in today’s New York Times while the orchestra is visiting North Korea. He was asking for information from North Korean musicians as to the whereabouts of several orphaned [...]

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maazel talks, right-wing mocks

by Charles Noble on February 7, 2008 · 1 comment

In one of the more bizarre stories I’ve read so far, right-wing commentators are up in arms about remarks made by New York Philharmonic music director and conductor Lorin Maazel, who responded to criticisms about the visit to North Korea by his ensemble as being a possible endorsement of NK’s abysmal record on human rights [...]

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more reaction to nyphil n. korea news

by Charles Noble on December 11, 2007

UPDATE (11/12): Yet another follow-follow-up article from the New York Times:
But before addressing the news media, Mr. Pak, the permanent representative of his country to the United Nations, met briefly with orchestra officials and their public relations advisers. They agreed to avoid discussing North Korea’s nuclear program, a major concern of the United States. “Otherwise [...]

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