After making an impassioned plea to his 14,000 concertgoers on Sunday, Yo-Yo Ma has helped reunite a lost puppy with his owner. One of the musician’s greatest mentors, conductor David Zinman, was worried that his puppy had been run over by a car, prompting the cellist to put his Massachusetts matinee concert attendees on high […]...
- 8/7/2017
- by Sylvia Ogweng
- ET Canada
In the wake of the terrible attacks in Paris, I found myself listening to a lot of French music and thinking about the Leonard Bernstein quote going around on Facebook: "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." This list came to seem like my natural response. A very small response, I know. This list is chronological and leaves off people I should probably include. The forty [note: now forty-one] composers listed below are merely a start.
Léonin Aka Leoninus (c.1135-c.1201)
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris in the 1100s was a major musical center, and Léonin (the first named composer from whom we have notated polyphonic music) was a crucial figure for defining the liturgical use of organum, the first polyphony. Earlier organum was fairly simple, involving parallel intervals and later contrary motion, but the mid-12th century brought...
Léonin Aka Leoninus (c.1135-c.1201)
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris in the 1100s was a major musical center, and Léonin (the first named composer from whom we have notated polyphonic music) was a crucial figure for defining the liturgical use of organum, the first polyphony. Earlier organum was fairly simple, involving parallel intervals and later contrary motion, but the mid-12th century brought...
- 11/15/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Here's what I have to say to all the people who bemoan the state of classical music: My classical list is the last one I'm posting (as has often been the case) because there were so many great releases to listen to that I didn't finish until now.
I want to once again admit the biases operating in my best-of-the-year classical lists: I am most interested in the piano, choral, and symphonic literatures. I’m happy to listen to other things when they come my way, but those are what I seek out, vastly tipping the balance in their favor (tipping the balance against opera is the increasing disinclination of record companies to send promos for new opera recordings unless one specifically asks -- and even that is no guarantee). Also note: no reissues or compilations here. That disqualified even the first box-set appearance of David Zinman's fine Mahler cycle,...
I want to once again admit the biases operating in my best-of-the-year classical lists: I am most interested in the piano, choral, and symphonic literatures. I’m happy to listen to other things when they come my way, but those are what I seek out, vastly tipping the balance in their favor (tipping the balance against opera is the increasing disinclination of record companies to send promos for new opera recordings unless one specifically asks -- and even that is no guarantee). Also note: no reissues or compilations here. That disqualified even the first box-set appearance of David Zinman's fine Mahler cycle,...
- 1/5/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Scott Roxborough
Cologne, Germany -- The Zurich International Film Festival has introduced a new film music competition to take place at next year's fest (Sept. 20-30, 2012). Composers will compete to score a six-minute short film, which will be judged by an international jury of film and music professionals. The winner will receive a $11,000 (10,000 Swiss Francs) cash prize and have their music recorded by Zurich's Tonhalle orchestra under the guidance of conductor David Zinman. Zurich organizers will annouce the film to be scored on Feb.15, 2012. Composers interested in competing can contact the Zurich Festival at
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Cologne, Germany -- The Zurich International Film Festival has introduced a new film music competition to take place at next year's fest (Sept. 20-30, 2012). Composers will compete to score a six-minute short film, which will be judged by an international jury of film and music professionals. The winner will receive a $11,000 (10,000 Swiss Francs) cash prize and have their music recorded by Zurich's Tonhalle orchestra under the guidance of conductor David Zinman. Zurich organizers will annouce the film to be scored on Feb.15, 2012. Composers interested in competing can contact the Zurich Festival at
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- 12/1/2011
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marc Neikrug Classical maestro Marc Neikrug, a fourth-generation musician, was born in New York City to cellist parents. He is the only American composer to be commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin (for Los Alamos), and his opera Through Roses is an acclaimed study of the Holocaust. Neikrug has had four major works performed by the New York Philharmonic, including his second symphony conducted by Alan Gilbert. His works have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra. Collaborations include Zubin Mehta, Loren Maazel, Jaqueline Du Pre, Lynn Harrell, Susan Graham, David Zinman, and Pinchas Zukerman. Accolades include three Ascap awards and a Golden Bear. Neikrug is enjoying a 13-year run as artistic director of the world renowned Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. With over 30 important releases to collect, start with "Duo for Violin and...
- 10/24/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
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