Tobias Picker’s ‘Thérèse Raquin’ has local premiere at Long Beach Opera
January 22, 2015
What would opera do without tales of adultery, murder and revenge?
Rick Schultz
Jeffrey Siegel brings his ‘Keyboard Conversations’ to The Wallis
January 14, 2015
Sometimes, a stranger’s chance remarks can redirect and enhance a career.
Edvin Marton: Rockin’ out with a 1699 Strad
December 4, 2014
If superstar virtuoso Niccolò Paganini were alive today, he might sympathize with a classical crossover artist like Edvin Marton.
Milken Archive’s new wedding album
November 13, 2014
So you’re getting married and trying to decide what music to play on the big day.
‘Voices of Light’ and Joan of Arc illuminate mystery of faith
October 14, 2014
How did a nice Jewish boy from Short Hills, N.J., come to compose an oratorio to accompany Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 silent-film masterpiece “The Passion of Joan of Arc”? According to Richard Einhorn, his score “Voices of Light,” came into being by “sheer accident.”
Cellist Steven Isserlis celebrates simplicity, honesty and humor
September 18, 2014
Among world-class cellists, Steven Isserlis may be the only one ever to interview his instrument.
Le Salon de Musiques: Chamber music at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
September 18, 2014
Mikhail Gnesin and Leo Smit — ever hear of them? Most of us probably haven’t, and that’s one of the intriguing aspects of Le Salon de Musiques, an intimate downtown chamber music series founded by the French-born pianist Francois Chouchan in 2010.
Pianist Inon Barnatan to bewitch audience with one of Mozart’s greatest concertos
August 13, 2014
Soloists such as Van Cliburn and, more recently, Lang Lang, made their mark on the world’s stage at a relatively young age. But such careers often hit a plateau or, worse, suffer burnout. Other artists, like the 35-year-old Israeli-born pianist Inon Barnatan, grow more gradually.
Charlie Chaplin’s funniest film to be accompanied by orchestra
June 4, 2014
Imagine being 23 years old and summoned to Hollywood by Charlie Chaplin to work on his 1936 comedy classic, “Modern Times” — then being fired by the legendary star/director/writer after a week and a half. And then rehired.
“The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” to premiere at Ojai Fest
May 28, 2014
In addition to Uri Caine’s appearance, another highlight of this year’s Ojai Music Festival sounds like a joke, and, at least in part, it is.
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