Musical America: Conductor Gerard Schwarz Pays Tribute to Benaroya Hall at 20
On the 20th anniversary of the first concert at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Maestro Schwarz reflects on the opening night concert among other events the hall’s first few weeks.
International Piano: Nicolas Namoradze wins 2018 Honens Competition
Georgian pianist Nicolas Namoradze, 26, has won the top prize of $100,000 (CAD) at the 2018 Honens international piano competition.
Gramophone: Nancy Zhou Wins Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
The winner of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition – which carries the highest monetary prize of any music competition of its type – has been won by American violinist Nancy Zhou.
Violinist: Interview with Composer Qigang Chen: 'La Joie de la souffrance' Violin Concerto
"The violin's expressive capabilities have developed over centuries, with the accumulation of many very delicate techniques," Chen said, speaking with a group of reporters at his hotel in Shanghai about his new violin concerto, "La Joie de la souffrance" ("The Joy of Suffering.").
Pizzicato: 35 Years of Shanghai Quartet: Beethoven forever
35 years ago, one of today's foremost chamber ensembles, the Shanghai Quartet, was formed at the Shanghai Conservatory. Since that year they have played around 3000 concerts and recorded 35 albums. Remy Franck met First violinist and founding member Weigang Li in his native Shanghai.
Anne Akiko Meyers Releases 37th Album, Mirror in Mirror, for Pre-Order
Anne Akiko Meyers will release Mirror in Mirror on Avie on September 7th. Now available for pre-order through Amazon and iTunes, this album features compositions written or arranged for Ms. Meyers by Jakub Ciupiński, John Corigliano, Philip Glass, Morten Lauridsen, and Arvo Pärt, and also includes Ravel’s Tzigane, in the original luthéal version.
Pizzicato: Ahead of SISIVC: Remembering Isaac Stern…
A few days before leaving for Shanghai to attend the final of the Isaac Stern Violin Competition, impossible for me to not remember the only and highly memorable concert with Isaac Stern in Luxembourg.
I Care If You Listen: 5 Questions to Yuga Cohler
Yuga Cohler has garnered attention as a conductor for brilliant performances and an organizer of highly inquisitive, and at times bold, performance projects. His membership in the Asia/America New Music Institute (AANMI) an organization dedicated “to promoting new music relationship between Asia and the Americas,” is yet another instantiation of these qualities.
Classical Post: Mahler in the Mountains
President and CEO of Grand Teton Music Festival, Andrew Palmer Todd, writes of his music development from childhood and Mahler at GTMF.
The Strad: $100,000 Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition Enters Semi-finals
Twelve young violinists remain in contention for the biggest prize pot available in any competition, whittled down from the 36 invited to the live rounds.