Review: Mark Morris’ ‘Dido and Aeneas’ turns opera into dance. The Orange County Register, May 17, 2015.
Previn: Double Concerto for Violin, Contrabass and Orchestra
1. Allegro
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Roman Patkoló, double bass; Boston Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, conductor.
Review: Ray Chen performs at Segerstrom Concert Hall
Review: Violinist Ray Chen’s youth serves triumphantly. The Orange County Register, May 13, 2015.
Pacific Symphony / John Nelson, Barry Douglas / OCR review
Review: John Nelson makes his debut with Pacific Symphony. The Orange County Register, May 8, 2015.
Martha Argerich plays Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Andre Previn conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in 1977.
Interview: Ray Chen
Violin virtuoso Ray Chen breaks out of the mold. The Orange County Register, May 8, 2015.
photo: chris dunlop
Pacific Symphony / Carl St.Clair, Yo-Yo Ma / OCR review
Review: Yo-Yo Ma brings star power to Pacific Symphony’s tribute to Carl St.Clair. The Orange County Register, May 6, 2015.
Pacific Chorale announces 2015-2016 season
Pacific Chorale announces 2015-2016 season schedule. The Orange County Register, May 1, 2015.
Pacific Symphony / ‘Vertigo’ / OCR review
Review: Bernard Herrmann triumphs in Pacific Symphony’s ‘Vertigo’. The Orange County Register, May 1, 2015.
Pacific Symphony to perform ‘Vertigo’
Bernard Herrmann’s film score for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” is one of the best ever written, an integral part of the film. This week the Pacific Symphony will perform it live in sync with a screening of the movie, in a new print from which the musical soundtrack has been removed.
A couple of years ago I spoke with John Goberman, the man behind the making of these music-less prints, and conductor Richard Kaufman, who conducts them around the world and who will lead the current “Vertigo.” They were involved in a live “Singin’ in the Rain” then, but most of what they said applies equally to “Vertigo.” Here’s how it’s done:
Happy refrains: Symphony readies “Singin’ in the Rain.” The Orange County Register, May 2, 2013.
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