classical music blogger does good June 8, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : Uncategorized, add a commentThe pianist Jeremy Denk (of Think Denk fame) has gotten a very nice mention of his performance of Charles Ives‘ “Concord” Sonata. Now Jeremy can use “brilliant” - the New York Times, in his promo materials! You can read the entire article (ostensibly a review of a concert from the Emerson Quartet’s Beethoven “Quartets in Context” series going on a Carnegie Hall this month) here. Here’s the bit on Mr. Denk: (more…)
50 Cent & the Symphony June 8, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a commentA great commercial for a beverage that I think is a great promotion for the symphony orchestra. It features the rapper 50 Cent and the “National Symphony”. I got a kick out of this one - especially the fact that a “rapper violist” is brought in to replace the orchestra’s principal violist. Violas represent! (more…)
