Pianist Magazine: 3 Idyllic US Music Festivals to Attend This Summer
Pianist Magazine
We take a closer look at Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival and Sun Valley Music Festival
Summer is swiftly approaching, and with it comes the opportunity to take a road trip and enjoy music outdoors. The US is home to many summer festivals with robust offerings, but three in particular stand out for their idyllic settings and the spotlight they shine on the piano this season. The best news? With some planning, one could even make a journey out of it and attend all three for a summer to remember.
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Blogcritics: Exclusive Interview: Marios Papadopoulos, Artistic Director and Conductor, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, on June 7 Carnegie Hall Debut
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO), under the baton of Artistic Director Marios Papadopoulos, was to make its long-awaited Carnegie Hall debut on May 4, 2020. One look at that date and you’ll know why it didn’t happen. Now it’s back on the marquee, rescheduled for June 7, 2022 and presented by MidAmerica Productions.
Blogcritics
By Jon Sobel
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO), under the baton of Artistic Director Marios Papadopoulos, was to make its long-awaited Carnegie Hall debut on May 4, 2020.
One look at that date and you’ll know why it didn’t happen.
Now it’s back on the marquee, rescheduled for June 7, 2022 and presented by MidAmerica Productions. Grammy-winning violinist Maxim Vengerov will be the featured soloist at the 7:30 PM concert. Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and the Navarra (Danza Espagnole) for Two Violins and Orchestra (1889) by Pablo de Sarasate constitute the program.
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The New York Times: Review: A Chinese Concerto and a Romantic Classic Gaze Back
The New York Philharmonic, under Long Yu, played works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Qigang Chen and Rachmaninoff at the Rose Theater.
The New York Times
By Zachary Woolfe
The New York Philharmonic, under Long Yu, played works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Qigang Chen and Rachmaninoff at the Rose Theater.
The New York Philharmonic played Russian music on Thursday, for the third week in a row. It was yet another argument against President Vladimir V. Putin’s claims that his country’s culture is being canceled in the West.
That wasn’t the only political resonance of the orchestra’s concert on Thursday at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It is still all too uncommon for Chinese composers and artists — especially conductors — to be featured by American orchestras outside of Lunar New Year celebrations. But this program was led by Long Yu, experienced with the Philharmonic over the past decade, and included a substantial work by Qigang Chen.
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Photo: Chris Lee
The New York Times: 5 Things to Do This Weekend
The pandemic gave the composer Andy Akiho some extra time to complete “Seven Pillars,” an evening-length work for the virtuosos in Sandbox Percussion. He collaborated with the quartet intimately over that extended period, before releasing a recording of the opus last year.
The New York Times
By Seth Colter Walls
5 Things to Do This Weekend
The pandemic gave the composer Andy Akiho some extra time to complete “Seven Pillars,” an evening-length work for the virtuosos in Sandbox Percussion. He collaborated with the quartet intimately over that extended period, before releasing a recording of the opus last year.
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Photo: Nathan Bajar for The New York Times
Strings Magazine: A String Player's Guide to New York City
Even the most jaded New Yorkers cherish iconic New York City moments—walking in Central Park, sitting by the Lincoln Center fountain, savoring a pizza at Grimaldi’s. But the reason string players love Gotham goes further, to its constant embrace of new experiences—performance venues, chamber ensembles, jam sessions. Here are some of the myriad venues, ensembles, restaurants, and cultural institutions that make this musical city great.
Strings Magazine
By Brian Wise
Even the most jaded New Yorkers cherish iconic New York City moments—walking in Central Park, sitting by the Lincoln Center fountain, savoring a pizza at Grimaldi’s. But the reason string players love Gotham goes further, to its constant embrace of new experiences—performance venues, chamber ensembles, jam sessions. Here are some of the myriad venues, ensembles, restaurants, and cultural institutions that make this musical city great.
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Photo: Stephan Kelle
Bachtrack: Bach and Mendelssohn: Jennifer Koh and Vijay Iyer in a wintry Sun Valley
A festival appearance in Sun Valley, Idaho, put violinist Jennifer Koh in a number of spotlights over the long weekend of 24th-26th February. She served as curator for the winter Sun Valley Music Festival, crafting a program that repeated (with slight variation) in each of the four concerts, spanning centuries and celebrating a return to coming together in a common space.
Bachtrack
By Kurt Gottschalk
A festival appearance in Sun Valley, Idaho, put violinist Jennifer Koh in a number of spotlights over the long weekend of 24th-26th February. She served as curator for the winter Sun Valley Music Festival, crafting a program that repeated (with slight variation) in each of the four concerts, spanning centuries and celebrating a return to coming together in a common space. She also featured several of her own commissions and was featured soloist for the series.
That common space was a black box theater in the Argyros Performing Arts Center in the small town of Ketchum, a new and flexible room (opened in 2018) with beautiful lighting design and outfitted with a Meyer Constellation Acoustic System.
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The Columbian: Guitarist returns to play with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Although the pandemic may have slowed down some musicians, Adam Levin stayed as busy as ever. For one thing, the virtuoso guitarist, who will perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this weekend, is now the proud father of a 10-month-old son.
The Columbian
By James Bash
Adam Levin to perform Rodrigo’s Spanish concerto
Although the pandemic may have slowed down some musicians, Adam Levin stayed as busy as ever. For one thing, the virtuoso guitarist, who will perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this weekend, is now the proud father of a 10-month-old son.
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Strings Magazine: The Savannah and Sun Valley Music Festivals Ready the Stage for Live Concerts
As the largest admission-free classical music festival in the United States, Idaho’s Sun Valley Music Festival promises this year’s attendees a “massive orchestral repertoire as vast as Sun Valley’s mountainous setting.”
That’s a lofty promise but given the festival’s 37-year performance record, it’s a commitment that seems achievable over the three-week event. Kicking off in late July, the festival offers 14 concerts, a gala fundraising concert, and multiple educational events.
Strings Magazine
By Karen Peterson
Sun Valley Music Festival
As the largest admission-free classical music festival in the United States, Idaho’s Sun Valley Music Festival promises this year’s attendees a “massive orchestral repertoire as vast as Sun Valley’s mountainous setting.”
That’s a lofty promise but given the festival’s 37-year performance record, it’s a commitment that seems achievable over the three-week event. Kicking off in late July, the festival offers 14 concerts, a gala fundraising concert, and multiple educational events.
Read more here.
Gramophone: Video: 'Music Without Borders', with Yo-Yo Ma, Long Yu and Michael Stern
On January 21, 2022, the sixth annual Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG) hosted a gathering of musician friends for a virtual panel called 'Music Without Borders: Musicians and Music for the Present and the Future,' led by host Zhai Jia.
Gramophone
In a fascinating discussion Yo-Yo Ma, Long Yu and Michael Stern reflect on the meaning of music creation, performance, and listening
On January 21, 2022, the sixth annual Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG) hosted a gathering of musician friends for a virtual panel called 'Music Without Borders: Musicians and Music for the Present and the Future,' led by host Zhai Jia.
With renowned guests joining from four cities across the world – Yo-Yo Ma in Boston; Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (GSO) Music Director and Chairman of the YMCG Artistic Committee Long Yu in a quarantine hotel; celebrated conductor Michael Stern in Kansas City; and members of the YMCG Orchestra, GSO President Mr Chen Qing, conductor Jing Huan, and others in Guangzhou – the discussion centres around the meaning of music creation, performance, and listening.
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BBC In Tune: Nicolas Namoradze
Honens International Piano Competition Laureate Nicolas Namoradze joins Sean Rafferty on BBC In-Tune ahead of his performance at the Royal Orchestra Hall. Live in the studio he gives a performance of the Sarabande and Minuet from Bach’s French Suite No. 1 in D minor, and the second movement of Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 1 in D minor.
BBC In Tune
Honens International Piano Competition Laureate Nicolas Namoradze joins Sean Rafferty on BBC In-Tune ahead of his performance at the Royal Orchestra Hall. Live in the studio he gives a performance of the Sarabande and Minuet from Bach’s French Suite No. 1 in D minor, and the second movement of Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 1 in D minor.
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