Feminist in the Concert Hall
Reno Philharmonic Appoints Laura Jackson
The Reno Gazette-Journal just announced that Laura Jackson has been appointed the new music director and conductor of the Reno Philharmonic. She is the fourth conductor to hold a position with the ensemble and first woman. Jackson’s conducting career has taken her...
Women’s Work Concert Series in NYC
Allan Kozinn, from The New York Times, recently reviewed a concert performed in conjunction with the sixth annual Women’s Work concert series presented at the Greenwich House Music School. The March 18th concert featured piano music performed by Jenny Lin, who chose...
US Premiere of Gubaidulina Second Violin Concerto
The San Francisco Symphony just hosted Sofia Gubaidulina in its inaugural Phyllis C. Wattis composer-in-residency. The two week residency, which ended on February 27th, was created in honor of a former SFS board member and philanthropist in the Bay Area. (More...
“Ferocious Beauty” offers Powerful Discoveries
Chamber Orchestra of Boston, directed by David Feltner, with Virginia Eskin, piano Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston February 6, 2009 It was an event of very rare importance – the first performance on the east coast of a remarkable work composed in 1939....
Death of a Trailblazer
The classical music world just experienced the loss of one of the most recognized women conductors of the 20th century. Veronika Dudarova was an internationally recognized conductor who led Moscow orchestras for sixty years. First appointed to the Moscow State...
Mendelssohn Scandal?
Numerous concerts have been planned to honor Felix Mendelssohn on the occasion of his 200th birthday. Though some bemoan the lack of enthusiasm for this momentous remembrance in the history of Western music, no one can deny that the recognition that Felix is receiving...