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...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 5, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
Lindsay, a piano teacher from Portland, Oregon, says we’ve spent too much time on conductors in the Repertoire Reports, so she’s taken the initiative in putting together one for 2010 for Stephen Hough based on the listings on his website. As with 2009,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 5, 2011 | Repertoire Reports
My initial impulse in the Repertoire Report project came from frustration observing the difficult of getting a clear or even honest answer from teachers, famous conductors , artist managers or orchestra administrators when many of my fellow students at workshops and...
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