Someday, I want to snap a photo of every record in my collection. (I’ll probably never do it, though.)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra opens 46th season
Review: L.A. Chamber Orchestra opens season with style. Los Angeles Register, Sept. 22, 2014.
Photo: Courtesy of CM Artists New York
25 seasons: Carl St.Clair
A quarter century with Symphony’s St.Clair. Orange County Register, Sept. 19, 2014.
Fall arts preview, L.A. edition
This is almost identical to the Fall Arts Preview linked in a previous post. It just has a couple of different concerts in the top events.
Classical music: Programming regains its footing. Los Angeles Register, Sept. 16, 2014.
Sooty Salonen cover
SECOND UPDATE: I’ve decided to take the photo and video down. No one asked me to. Salonen did not approve the photos and did not wear black make-up when they were taken. They were altered after the shoot without his knowledge. Which I do not approve of.
UPDATE: The photos of Esa-Pekka Salonen taken by Pieter Hugo were computer altered and Salonen was unaware that they would be changed in such a manner.
Here’s the cover of the Autumn issue of Port magazine, published in London. Yes, that’s Esa-Pekka Salonen. I wrote the cover story, but didn’t take the photo. It, and others inside, were snapped by the South African photographer Pieter Hugo, who reportedly thinks that “the portrait is dead.”
I have to admit that I was surprised when I saw the photo because I had no idea it was coming. I suppose it’s avant-garde, meant to push buttons. My interview with Salonen, on the other hand, is in plain English, more or less.
L.A. Opera opens season with ‘Traviata’
Review: A ‘Traviata’ decked out in Art Deco. Los Angeles Register, Sept. 14, 2014.
photo: Craig Mathew/LA Opera
2014 fall arts preview
Classical music: Musical fare beyond measure. Orange County Register, Sept. 12, 2014.
‘Bolero’ trombone solo, live
This is a very difficult solo, especially if you can’t play it.
Kurt Neubauer is the trombonist who nails it here. Recorded in the Tonhalle Zurich earlier this year.
10 classical records for kids
Another in an occasional series …
10 classics for kids. Orange County Register, Sept. 6, 2014.
Milhaud: ‘Le carnaval d’Aix’
Orchestra of Radio Luxemburg; Carl Seeman, piano; Darius Milhaud, conductor.
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