Some links to start your week: Earlier this month Kaija Saariaho was interviewed by the San Francisco Classical Voice discussing her role not only as a composer, but as an educator. Read the full interview here. Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra has been...
Start your week right by getting caught up on the news: WPA President Liane Curtis was able to attend a performance of Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers at Bard Summerscape. Read her review here. And, in case you missed it, listen to the story about The Wreckers...
Here are some headlines worth paying attention to: Though the LA Philharmonic didn’t promote Saariaho’s world premiere, it received an excellent review in the LA Times: The performance was strong. Dudamel remained constantly attuned to Saariaho’s...
The Internet (or, at least, the classical music enthusiast part of the Internet) was a-buzz on Friday with the surprise announcement by Alan Gilbert. After a eight years at the helm, Gilbert will be leaving the New York Philharmonic. And among all of the gasps of...
We recently shared the news that Susanna Mälkki was named the chief conductor for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Reuters just published an article and interview with Mälkki which address all of the to be expected questions about being a “woman...
