In classical music, the Romantic Era lasted from around 1810 to around 1910. That century gave us some of the most famous symphonies in the repertoire. Nineteenth-century composers like Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, and others elevated the symphony
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12 October: Luciano Pavarotti Was Born October 12th, 2023Born on 12 October 1935 on the outskirts of Modena in Northern Italy, Luciano Pavarotti became one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. His bright and incisive tenor voice, paired with a directness of manner made him a -
Maddalena Laura Sirmen: Thirteen Facts About This Inventive Violinist and Composer October 12th, 2023 Her music was admired by Leopold Mozart. She was one of the first composers to write string quartets. As a young woman, she wrote a set of six violin concertos and performed them to great acclaim. She toured Europe as -
Momentum Is Your Friend October 11th, 2023 My partner often says this to me when we are out on our mountain bikes. Momentum will enable you to cruise over uneven ground, tree roots, and other gnarly features on single-track paths. But reach for the brakes and, at -
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11 October: Anton Bruckner Died October 11th, 2023The Bruckner Year 2024, celebrating the 200th birthday of one of the most innovative composers of the second half of the 19th century, will see the release of multiple recordings of the Bruckner cycle. The composer was plagued by crippling -
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10 October: Franz Lehár’s The Land of Smiles Was Premiered October 10th, 2023The Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870-1948) scored the greatest international success of his later works with a revised version of Die gelbe Jacke (The Yellow Jacket). Premiered at the Metropoltheater in Berlin on 10 October 1928, the romantic operetta Das -
Run It Like a Business: Aubrey Bergauer, Author and Former Executive Director of California Symphony October 10th, 2023 Aubrey Bergauer is the Chief Executive Officer of Changing the Narrative. Prior to that, she served as the executive director of California Symphony. During the five years, she helped the symphony increase its audiences by nearly 100% and quadruple the -
Chopin for Beginners: 12 Pieces to Make You Love Chopin October 9th, 2023 Chopin’s Biography for Beginners Frédéric Chopin was born in present-day Poland in 1810. He was famous for a few things: • He wrote a lot of emotional solo piano music at a time when composers proved their seriousness by writing -
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9 October: Lloyd-Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera Was Premiered October 9th, 2023The Phantom of the Opera was the longest-running show in Broadway history, celebrating its 10,000th performance on 11 February 2012. The production grossed over 1 billion dollars on Broadway, and 6 billion worldwide. Premiered on 9 October 1986 at Her