Pierre Boulez on his 90th Birthday – A Personal Memoir
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
On Pierre Boulez’s 90th birthday, I’d like to share a few memories of watching this once-controversial,...
What do Pharrell Williams and Anton Bruckner Have In Common?
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Some rants about the verdict that a misguided jury slapped upon Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams...
It’s Back to the Future for Electric Keyboards at NAMM
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Last Saturday, on a wind-swept 81-degree winter’s day (ha!), I slipped behind the Orange Curtain to attend...
Figaro! (90210); It’s a Hoot … and it Works.
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Hallelujah! An opera update that works.
I am speaking of a romp called ¡Figaro! (90210), a surprisingly...
La Monnaie Chief Conductor Ludovic Morlot Resigns
Ludovic Morlot, Chief Conductor of La Monnaie, resigns post midway through a poorly received run of Don Giovanni. Brussels's loss is Seattle's gain, but budget cuts make it a difficult time for La Monnaie to scramble for new talent.
CD Round-up: Andsnes’ Beethoven; Meyers’ American violin works; A Far Cry’s Dreams & ...
By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?
CD reviews: Leif Ove Andsnes' Beethoven concertos; Anne Akiko Meyers' Barber, Corigliano and Mason; Boston's A Far Cry in Dreams & PrayersCharles Lloyd and Gabor Szabo Mix It Up, and the latest from Herb Alpert...
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Here are a handful of recent CD releases in jazz – or within striking distance of...
John Luther Adams’s Become Ocean Floats In on CD and DVD
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Pulitzer Prizes are no guarantee of quality or the lasting value of a piece of music,...
Philharmonie de Paris vs. Salle Pleyel: Sudden Death Play
By Susan Brodie: Toi Toi Toi!
The long-delayed Philharmonie de Paris is on target to open January 14. But a sudden divorce court action threatens the non-compete stipulation, a linch pin of the hall's operating budget.CD Roundup: Tchaikovsky miniatures, Rococo flute pieces and duo-violin works
By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?
CD Reviews: Tchaikovsky miniatures, Rococo flute works and duo-violin pieces
Hearing the Los Angeles Philharmonic Outdoors and iPalpiti Indoors
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
In the good old summertime in the Los Angeles area, classical music heads outdoors to Hollywood...
Lorin Maazel 1930-2014
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
It has not been a good year for followers of major maestros. First to fall in...
CD Roundup: Mozart, Schubert & Von Stade’s ‘Coffin’
By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?
Reviews of new releases: Anderson & Roe Mozart duos; Jonas Kaufmann's "Winterreise," and Frederica von Stade in Ricky Ian Gordon's "A Coffin in Egypt"
The Electric Don Ellis Remembered in a New Video
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Why isn’t Don Ellis up there in the pantheon of big band jazz icons with Duke,...
Kraftwerk Electrifies Disney Hall
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
The German electronic band Kraftwerk – which translates into "power station" in English – used to summon...
Sarasota Opera’s Verdi Project Sets the Standard with ‘Jérusalem’
By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?
"Jérusalem," Sarasota Opera's latest entry in its Verdi Cycle, is a satisfying, often thrilling production.CD/DVD Roundup: Haydn, Heggie, Britten & Vivaldi
By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?
CD/DVD Reviews: New releases of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Heggie's Moby-Dick, Britten's Cello Symphony and Vivaldi's Four Seasons
A Tale of Three Orchestras
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Tchaikovsky is starting to burrow into my soul, wreaking havoc along the way with his tantrums...
Not just another French strike
By Susan Brodie: Toi Toi Toi!
Unemployment benefits for performers and other show people help make France a cultural mecca. Will reduction of these benefits decimate France's rich arts offerings?
The Quiet Maestro, Claudio Abbado –1933-2014
By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West
Do you believe in ESP?
Just this morning (Jan. 20), I was watching one of Leonard Bernstein’s...
