by Dan Wasil | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Koyaanisqatsi came out, I saw it in San Diego as a young curator, and subsequently met Glass in Los Angeles in 1983. I’ve loved this music from my first encounter, and wish I could see Glass perform more often. Partisans who rate the quality of modern music...
by Dan Wasil | Oct 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Scarlatti, Beethoven, Shubert, Schumann and Prokofiev: a classic lineup. Keyboard brilliance is the hallmark of Wenwen Du, the outstanding young pianist who opens the 2016-17 Coast Recital Society concert season on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the Raven’s Cry...
by Dan Wasil | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have at least six senses, and we use them all to varying degrees, depending on many factors. For instance, how much should what a musician wears influence your experience of the music? The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first subscription concert of the season was...
by Dan Wasil | Sep 24, 2016 | Performance Reviews, Uncategorized
I’ve always loved the piano and cello. I wish I could have seen this! Friday’s Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert was a feast of soulful music making. The orchestra, playing under the baton of Music Director Edo de Waart, opened the morning’s program with a...
by Dan Wasil | Sep 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
From Poland: Chopin and His Europe festival draws to a close The event has attracted many highly-acclaimed pianists, including Seong-Jin Cho, Christian Richard-Hamelin and Eric Lu (first, second and fourth prize winners at last year’s Chopin Competition in Warsaw),...
by Ellen | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
We all have those favorite piano concerti that we prefer, right? Is yours on the list by Classic FM? From the exquisite chamber concertos of Haydn to the monumental works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven – almost described as piano symphonies – these are the 20 concertos...
