Tag: Michiru Oshima

  • Michiru Oshima: Eastern Musical Icon

    Michiru Oshima: Eastern Musical Icon

    We are very excited to conclude Women’s History Month with a post by Featured Guest Blogger Elizabeth de Brito.  Ms. de Brito is the Founder and Creator of The Daffodil Perspective, a classical music podcast where every show is gender balanced and racially equitable, available on the website here, or through Mixcloud.  Michiru Oshima: Eastern…

  • Grammy Nominations for Anna Clyne and Hilary Hahn

    The list of 2015 Grammy nominations has been published – and Anna Clyne’s Prince of Clouds is in the running for Contemporary Classical Composition.  Her work shares the ballot with John Luther Adams (Become Ocean), George Crumb (Voices From The Heartland), Stephen Paulus (Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band), and Roberto Sierra (Sinfonia No. 4). Have a listen to the…

  • Hilary Hahn Commissions New Works

    Award winning violinist and former child prodigy, as well as active soloist, Hilary Hahn has recently announced a new project, commissioning 27 new encore pieces. The news was released on her professional website. Hahn reportedly sought to increase and diversify the encore pieces that are heard throughout concert halls, as well as introduce audiences to…