Gurrelieder’s lush Romantic atmosphere, hyper-emotional language, endless melody, and sprawling scale bring to mind names like Wagner or Mahler. Arnold Schoenberg composed the cantata as a monument to ...
As conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin earned a reputation for doing the unconventional; rushing in, as Time magazine described it, “where many Angelenos fear to tread” and also “getting ...
Even at 82 years old, famed maestro Zubin Mehta conducts with the same vigor and passion that have brought him worldwide fame. Last year, Mehta announced his plans to step down as music director of ...
Ramsis Kasis picks at his 11-string oud, a solo that soon makes room for Sami Kashibon's oriental violin. A high, plaintive whine arcs through the auditorium. Peter Marck deepens the sound with his ...