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Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts: Claude Debussy 150th Anniversary Year Complete Piano Preludes Min Kwon, Director Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. December 19, 2012 Min Kwon, Director; Photo Credit : Doug Boyd
Marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Debussy (1862-1918), the year 2012 [...]  Anton Kuerti in an all-Beethoven recital
You overhear these conversations all the time at concerts: “Well, he/she didn’t put enough emotion into it.” Or: “He/she put a lot of emotion into it.” Non-musicians can be forgiven for being confused by this issue, but the fact is (in my opinion, anyway) that “putting emotion in” [...] Solo Semi-Finals Are Over – Nine Pianists Played On Thursday, July 12th, the Jury of the William Kapell International Piano Competition and Festival selected nine semi-finalists from a field of twenty four. These nine pianists were heard in three solo semi-final rounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday performing recitals of an hour each [...] Leon Fleisher Legendary pianist Leon Fleisher appeared in a rare recital Thursday evening at the William Kapell International Piano Competition and Festival at the University of Maryland campus in College Park. It was an emotional event for the many pianists present as Mr. Fleisher, now approaching his 84th birthday, entered the stage [...] Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble “Dialogue Between the Traditional and the Modern” Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; New York, NY May 7, 2012 In a program entitled “Dialogue Between the Traditional and the Modern”, the Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble presented a program of Ancient and Modern Chinese music, pairing traditional Chinese instruments [...] “The Most Happy Fella” by Frank Loesser Dicapo Opera Theatre, New York, NY March 17, 2012 Leah Lane, Michael Corvino and cast; Photo Credit Rob Rich I first saw Frank Loesser’s “The Most Happy Fella” in 1957, during its first Broadway run. I bought the score as soon as it [...] Rutgers Pianists in Review Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 13, 2011 Twelve piano students from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University performed an all-Liszt program, one of so many tributes honoring the composer’s 200th birthday. The pianists hailed from many nations and represented several degree [...] Louise Dubin, Cellist in Review Forgotten Treasures by Franchomme and Chopin John Street Church; New York, NY September 29, 2011 Louise Dubin Louise Dubin, a fine cellist who studied with Ardith Alton, Aldo Parisot, Timothy Eddy and Janos Starker, based her thesis on Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884). She has just completed her dissertation [...] Pianist George Li with members of the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Jahja. Photo Credit – Roger Mastroianni.
George Li, a 14-year-old pianist from Lexington, Massachusetts, is the first-prize winner of the inaugural Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition. Pianist George Li, 14, [...] Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings Music by Eric Whitacre Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY June 15, 2010 Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings At the New York premiere of the musical “Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings” by Eric Whitacre and David [...] |
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