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The Other Mozart
Story of Wolfgang’s Sister Maria Anna
When I read the announcement that Sylvia Milo’s solo play “The Other Mozart” would be presented in Little Rock at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater, I immediately wanted to see it. Especially since on that very day we were supposed
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Mahler der Maler: Painting New Sounds of Nature in Mahler’s First Symphony
“Mahler’s total symphonic work, as the final, highest product of the Romantic worldview, is at once guarantor and foundation of a new idealism.” ~ Paul Bekker Vienna, at the turn of the 19th century, was in its cultural prime, with
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Partita for Piano No. 2 BWV 826 by J.S. Bach. A Review
In 1986, young pianist Nelson Goerner, aged 16 and freshly graduated from Vincenzo Scaramuzza’s school in Buenos Aires, asked Martha Argerich who would suit him the best to further study with in Europe. Without any hesitation, she mentioned Maria Tipo,
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Verdi’s Requiem at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville
In one of their recent issues, the BBC Music Magazine published an article on the most famous Requiems. Jeremy Pound asked composer Michael John Trotta, who had recently completed his own Requiem, to name his favorite. At first Trotta replied
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Review: CCOHK’s Shark Symphony
A Smorgasbord of Spectacle
Shark Symphony (City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong) Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium 20,21 April, 2024 At the sight of City Chamber Orchestra’s poster — a giant shark chowing down on a hapless violin — you’d be forgiven in dismissing
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World-class Pianist Llŷr Williams
To Perform Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas At Guadalajara’s Festival de Mayo
Rich contributions have been made to classical music by creators from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Composers like Ponce and Albéniz, conductors in the mode of Dudamel and Payar, instrumentalists such as de Larrocha and Ricardo Morales, all testify through their
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Harmonizing Self-Esteem: The Symphony of Music as a Confidence Booster
There’s a situation that’s familiar to most humans on the planet – you’re feeling annoyed, angry, or anxious, and you can feel pressure on mental, emotional, and even physical levels until you hear a tune, the tune. Your favorite song
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Confronting “The Beast” – Musicians’ Performance Anxiety
Thoughts from a Psychologist and former professional pianist, Heather O’Donnell In my work as a psychologist specialized in working with performing artists, few topics loom as prominently as performance anxiety. It’s an ubiquitous issue and one that manifests uniquely in
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