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Conductor, composer, pianist, author . . . Dutch musician Reinbert de Leeuw wears many hats. Throughout his career, de Leeuw has been an ardent champion of new music, co-founding the Schoenberg Ensemble in 1974 (he’s been conductor and music director since its inception). If you aren’t familiar with Reinbert de Leeuw, here’s five things to help you get acquainted:
At our Preview Events last weekend, hosted by Artistic Director Tom Morris and ArtsJournal.com founder Doug McLennan, we asked attendees to tell us what they thought and what the most interesting thing they heard was. Here are a few of the comments we received
The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (or, as we’ve shortened it here in the office, the NCO) has worked with 2012 Music Director Leif Ove Andsnes for several years, both on recording projects and at the Risør Festival in Norway. But the group is well-known and established in their own right, so for this week’s Five Things Friday, we’ve decided to see what we could learn about the NCO:
A few weeks ago we collected questions to ask Marc-André Hamelin…and he’s just responded. Here’s what he said:
The 2012 Festival will kick off with the piece’s West Coast premiere on Thursday Evening at 5pm. The premiere will be a free community performance featuring 48 percussionists led by Steven Schick, including professional musicians, music students from Southern California universities and colleges, and local musicians from Ojai . . .
“Until you’ve heard Martin Fröst, you haven’t really heard the clarinet.” – The Times
Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst is known throughout the world for his virtuosic abilities and his dedication to stretching the boundaries of the traditional classical music performance. His championing of pieces such as Anders Hillborg’s Peacock Tales have led to developing performances that not only include clarinet, but dance and theatrical production as well. If you’re curious about this multi-talented musician, here’s five things you may (or may not) know about Martin Fröst . . .
When Artistic Director Tom Morris pitched the project to me in 2007, he lowered the cone of silence. “We’ve located the metronomes, but now I need you to assemble a team to set them off at the opening night concert.” Six cardboard boxes of time-keeping devices had just arrived from a performance of ‘Poème Symphonique’ in Austin, Texas. We were armed and ready . . .
March 2, 2012 In the concerts of the clarinetist Martin Fröst, the conventional rocks. He put a spell on the Luzern audience. “Very rarely does…
In preparing for this year’s 66th Festival I’ve had two long conversations with Leif Ove Andsnes and each time, it seems, he is most interested in…
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