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 her parents than the US Government, as David Stabler reported).  She should also be known as a pianist who should be getting first-call gigs as well (a situation which I have the feeling some Local Arts Organization(s) will soon rectify).

Read about last night’s recital on the Portland Piano Series at James’ blog.

A group of enterprising Columbus Symphony boosters have started both a blog/website.  Check them out for updates and ideas for how you can help make a difference for the Columbus Symphony.

They have a great editorial cartoon by Jeff Stahler from the Columbus Dispatch posted: