Tag: Haydn
Review: Pianist András Schiff with Washington Performing Arts at Strathmore
If there is a spiritual content to music – music by itself, no lyrics, just abstract sound – then many listeners down through history...
An Interview with Antony Walker, Artistic Director of Washington Concert Opera
The operas of early 19th century master Gioachino Rossini play a big part in the life of Maestro Antony Walker. The artistic director of Washington...
The Russian Chamber Art Society Hosts Its 10th Anniversary Concert at...
Mainstream classical music commentary in Washington often complains about an over-reliance on the symphonies and concertos of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff for the programming at...
‘Haydn and Ravel’ with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore
You can’t get a much pithier title of a composition than Maurice Ravel’s La Valse. You also can’t get a much more misleading one,...
Pianist András Schiff at Washington Performing Arts at Strathmore
One of the most charming moments I’ve seen at a concert in years occurred yesterday at The Music Center at Strathmore. András Schiff, one...
The Ariel Quartet at the Israeli Embassy
How much do you re-interpret music that was written 100 or 200 years ago? This eternal question has an unequivocal answer in the hands...