by Kenneth Woods | Oct 25, 2014 | Explore the Score
Ensemble Epomeo- Penderecki, Kurtág, Schnittke and Weinberg String Trio’s £12.00 Alfred Schnittke’s String Trio, composed in 1985, was commissioned in celebration of Alban Berg’s centenary. Schnittke later arranged the work as a Piano Trio, and his...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2013 | News and Reviews
An interesting feature looking ahead to the (now-completed) 2013 Scotia Festival from senior Chronicle Herald classical critic Stephen Pedersen. Read the original here Woods, Brady headline festival May 24, 2013 – 5:34pm BY STEPHEN PEDERSEN Classical music stars...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 28, 2011 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
A little over a week ago, I conducted the last concert of my 2010-11 season. In most years, I would now just be charging ahead at full speed into summer festival season, but this year, after a couple of projects fell victim to the economy, I’ve decided to allow myself...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 20, 2010 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts
Olin Downes, New York Times “Which composers have influenced you most?” Leos Janacek “None.” Last week, I had the good fortune and privilege to conduct a workshop of Janacek’s Taras Bulba. Since so much of Janacek’s life’s work is bound up in his operas, there...
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