by Kenneth Woods | Dec 20, 2009 | Repertoire Reports
David from Cincinnati has kindly taken up my suggestion, and collated Paavo Jarvi’s repertoire for 2009 based on the listing of programs on his website. David writes that after watching Paavo’s work for many years with the CSO he considers him his favorite conductor....
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 20, 2009 | Repertoire Reports
With Friday night’s Mahler 1 rehearsal done, my work year for 2009 is now complete. Actually, my conducting year is now complete- there are countless little admin projects to get to, bowings to do, programs to confirm, contacts to chase, soloists to engage and letters...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 17, 2009 | A view from the podium
Okay- our webstats here at Vftp show a sudden flurry of hits from a reader or readers obsessed with Pierre Boulez’s Messagesquisse for Solo Cello and Six Cellos. Written at the request of Mstislav Rostropovich as a birthday present for the conductor Paul Sacher,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 17, 2009 | A view from the podium
Sad news from Madison, courtesy of Jake Stockinger and the Well-Tempered Ear (read more here). Charles S. Lunde, the longtime and beloved record seller at Victor Music and then the Exclusive Company, has died. Charles passed away quietly on Dec. 13 at age 86. Charles...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 16, 2009 | Nuts and bolts
I’ve had so much to say about Elgar 1 lately in the run up to my recent performance of it with the UW Symphony that I haven’t been able to channel it all into readable form, especially while continuing to travel. Finally, with a slightly calmer schedule, I thought I...
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