Friday, March 30, 2012
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Exclusive Listen
Check out the latest from Roxanna Panufnik, and her new project, Love Abide.
You might remember our first encounter back in Philly a few years ago.
You might remember our first encounter back in Philly a few years ago.
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Big Cultural Apple
“New York has long been considered the cultural capital of America. Is it still? If not, where?”
The simple answer is yes. "The Muppets took"? Manhattan. "How do you get to _______ Hall? joke" - Carnegie (deli too, there is no Disney Deli [of fame anyway!]) is the answer...and The Horowitz Nail wasn't in the Kennedy Center or Sydney Opera House (although I am sure they were accommodating if and when the famed pianist had played there).
New York City happens to have a lot of great musicians, writers, dancers, chefs, performers, etc. Certainly in the past Vienna and Leipzig were musical capitals for a long time, and I might even argue that the Berlin Philharmonic may be the greatest orchestra on earth, but dollar to donuts - bagels if you will - New York is America's cultural capital.
I've written about some of my time in NYC, and certainly interviewed quite a few folks there. I love it, and have to admit I am a bit biased. When Paris, je t'aime came out, I said, you know, that last clip is how I feel about New York! Woody Allen of course did a great job in this clip:
I have lived in NYC for two short stints - in college I took a break and stayed 3 months in midtown Manhattan and split a sublet, and more recently in late 2007/early 2008, renting a room in what I called "Upstate Manhattan" - Inwood is the official title. (See me at a famous corner there on the right side of this column.)
I treasure my time there and look forward to returning again and again, perhaps one of these days to actually reside.
I will play devil's advocate for just a second and say that with the internet, and technology, having a geographical "cultural" capital is a bit old fashioned. Europe has a cool project where the city changes every year, and with equality in funding from the NEA and NEH, there are cities just as worthy as NYC to be called the cultural capital - San Francisco, Chicago, LA are easily part of this fabric!
(This is my first entry for the Spring4Music Blogger Challenge!)
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| View from the old WNYC bathroom |
New York City happens to have a lot of great musicians, writers, dancers, chefs, performers, etc. Certainly in the past Vienna and Leipzig were musical capitals for a long time, and I might even argue that the Berlin Philharmonic may be the greatest orchestra on earth, but dollar to donuts - bagels if you will - New York is America's cultural capital.
I've written about some of my time in NYC, and certainly interviewed quite a few folks there. I love it, and have to admit I am a bit biased. When Paris, je t'aime came out, I said, you know, that last clip is how I feel about New York! Woody Allen of course did a great job in this clip:
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| John in "Upstate Manhattan" Inwood |
I treasure my time there and look forward to returning again and again, perhaps one of these days to actually reside.
I will play devil's advocate for just a second and say that with the internet, and technology, having a geographical "cultural" capital is a bit old fashioned. Europe has a cool project where the city changes every year, and with equality in funding from the NEA and NEH, there are cities just as worthy as NYC to be called the cultural capital - San Francisco, Chicago, LA are easily part of this fabric!
(This is my first entry for the Spring4Music Blogger Challenge!)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Why I love Thursdays
This is my week so far:
Wednesday
10:30am Ruth Moreland
Tuesday
10am Vadim
Gluzman
10:15am Alexandre
DaCosta
11am Ryu
Goto
11:30am Mark
Richter Opera Piccola
12:30pm
Allison Balsom
Monday
11:45am Mariko
TAO
Still waiting on two more potential interviews - for this week!
I love talking to musicians. But could they spread out their concerts a little here in South Texas?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Soloist change
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| LH-R is not coming |
The complete Symphony program is now:
March 2 and 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. Majestic Theatre
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Vadim Gluzman, violin
Wagner Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a
Debussy La Mer
You can hear my interview with Gluzman the last time he was in town here.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Looking Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Lupins?!
I was talking with friends last night at the final Beethoven Festival concert of Piano Sonatas and somehow I mentioned Dennis Moore to them - neither of them had heard of this Monty Python sketch! (and I could not for the life of me remember what the flowers were called - Lupins!)
Monday, February 13, 2012
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