The following note on “Wild Wood” was provided by the composer Paul Chihara. The orchestral version of the score, substantially rewritten from the original for wind band, will be given its premiere by Pacific Symphony in concerts Feb. 1-4. I
February vlog update
Here’s my colleague’s update on Pacific Symphony’s February concerts, in video form.
Pacific Symphony: February concerts
Pacific Symphony will perform in 12 concerts during the month of February. Here’s your quick, mobile-friendly guide to them, with link to tickets. Having forged a musical friendship with Carl St.Clair through solo appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra of
Miscellany
A video of one of Leonard Bernstein’s last rehearsals has recently surfaced. … The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first major American orchestra to visit South Africa. … The Houston Symphony has named a new CEO, someone from Orange County.
Interview: Pianist Alexander Romanovsky to make Pacific Symphony debut with Prokofiev’s Second Concerto
By TIMOTHY MANGAN Alexander Romanovsky is a Ukrainian pianist who lives in southern Switzerland, near Lugano, about 400 meters from the Italian border. When he goes jogging in the morning he likes to venture into the neighboring country, the border
Alexander Romanovsky plays Chopin
Alexander Romanovsky will perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Pacific Symphony on Feb. 1-4, in his California debut. Here he is playing Chopin’s Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5, taken from his newest album for Decca.
Bernstein, Made for TV
The importance of Leonard Bernstein will be discussed again and again this year, the centennial of his birth. The multitalented musician can be a little hard to pin down, though, because he did so many things so well (and not
Student tickets for $10
Did you know that if you are a student you can attend most Pacific Symphony concerts for less than the price of a movie? These are not Rush tickets. You’ll have them before you arrive. Join the orchestra’s Student Rewards
Video: Xenakis, with audience
Would you buy a ticket to this? The piece is “Terretektorh” for 88 musicians (1966) by the Greek avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001). The orchestra is supposed to “scatter” itself among the public during a performance, as you see is
Playlist: Some British symphonic music
It was gratifying last week to see the audience’s response to Pacific Symphony’s first performances of Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 (and how well the orchestra played it, under the baton of guest conductor Michael Francis). We don’t get much British