by Kenneth Woods | Jan 19, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
Well, just when we thought Repertoire Report season was winding down, Anthony from New York took the initiative to get one last report in under the wire, for recently appointed New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert. Thanks, Anthony. When Anthony emailed me, the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 18, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
Repertoire Report season is nearly at it’s end. A number of you have emailed recently to say you are working on a report- it’s now or never, my friends! Meanwhile, we thought it might be interesting to compare the reports of four of this year’s conductors side by...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 16, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
Next up in the Repertoire Reports for 2010 is conductor Semyon Bychkov, who was previously featured in 2008. Maestro Bychkov seems to favor carrying a relatively small number of pieces in a year, 50 this year and 30 in 2008 when he was doing even more opera. Anyone...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 10, 2011 | A view from the podium, Repertoire Reports
Next up in the 2010 Repertoire Reports, one of our annual mainstay’s, Leonard Slatkin. By one measure, Leonard seems to be slowing down this year- mere 91 works plus unlisted pops selections, compared to 121 2008 and 2009. One might be tempted to think that he’s...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 9, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel is the next artist featured in our Repertoire Report series. If I had to pick one word to describe Jeffrey’s list it would have to be “eclectic.” Like Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey approaches “light” repertoire like Leroy Anderson with the same...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 9, 2011 | cello, Repertoire Reports
Alan, a cellist from Cleveland, has been a big Alban Gerhardt fan for a long time, so he was happy to assemble a repertoire report for his favourite cellist. Alban must be about the busiest cellist on the planet- certainly nobody I know carries more repertoire or is...
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