by Liane Curtis | Nov 16, 2012
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in area premiere of rare, remarkable Concerto. [update added at end after hearing second performance] Amy Beach was 33 years old when she gave the premiere performance of her own Piano Concerto (op. 45 in C-Sharp Minor) in April 1900....
by Liane Curtis | Jun 7, 2012
It took place a week ago—the presentation of the first ever AMY Award—and what a thrill it was. I was so honored to give the award before the full orchestra (the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra), and the near-capacity audience (almost 2400, including the 500...
by Liane Curtis | May 6, 2012
The Rochester Philharmonic’s concerts are encored in streaming radio broadcast— this concert (May 7, 2012 Monday, at 8 pm) starts with Fanny Hensel’s Cantata, “Job.” Find the WXXI Classical 91.5 Stream Player here...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 9, 2012
A New York Times article explores and explains the conductors job, how “he or she makes music’s meaning clear through body motion.” We are happy that Xian Zhang is included as one of seven conductors interviewed in the article, and featured with a...
