BBC Music: An interview with conductor Long Yu
Freya Parr talks to the renowned Chinese conductor as he hands over the baton after 20 years as artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival.
Strings: Cellist Julian Schwarz on Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1
Laurence Vittes connects with Julian Schwarz about getting the upper hand on Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1.
Forbes: Isaac Stern's Pioneering Spirit Lives On Via Shanghai Event, $100,000 Prize
Though [Isaac Stern] died at age 81 in 2001, his spirit lives on in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, a bi-annual international violin competition to be held starting Aug. 10 with winners to be announced on Sept. 1. The $100,000 first prize is the largest in the world for a violin competition.
China Daily: Young Virtuosos from Shanghai Orchestra Academy to Play in Parks
Five young musicians from the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) are taking part in a special residency with the New York Philharmonic preparing for the philharmonic's concerts in the parks this week.
Strings Magazine: Tour Diary – Shanghai Quartet Brings Beethoven to China for 35th Anniversary Season
Shanghai Quartet outlines their days on the road during their recent China tour with Beethoven Quartets.
Strings: Yuga Cohler on Forging a Career as a Conductor in Classical Music
Yuga Cohler is on a mission to disrupt the classical-music establishment. And he already has its attention. The 28-year-old conductor, who debuts as the music director at Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO) on May 5, gained international prominence last year with his project Yeethoven, an orchestral concert comparing the works of Beethoven and Kanye West that culminated in a sold-out show at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in January.
Yale School of Music Graduate Student Ji Su Jung Wins Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition
Performing E. Séjourné’s Concerto for Marimba and Strings, marimbist Ji Su Jung (a member of The Percussion Collective) won the 43rd annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, which earned her a gold medal, a $25,000 prize and a solo performance at Jones Hall with the Houston Symphony at the Donor and Subscriber Appreciation Concert on Wednesday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Associate Conductor Robert Franz.
Gramophone: DG signs Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon has just announced an exclusive contract with the high-profile Chinese conductor Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
San Francisco Chronicle: Classical Music Picks, June 3
The piano duo of Elizabeth Joy Roe and Greg Anderson performs Mozart, Bizet and more.
Blogcritics: Concert Review with Julian Schwarz and Marika Bournaki
Cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki presented an eye-opening survey of a fascinating and mostly neglected 20th-century musical movement at the Center for Jewish History on May 22.