In 1945, a theme from the third movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (played Saturday) was turned into a popular song called “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” which over the years has been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher,
Van Cliburn gold medalist brings Rachmaninoff for his debut with Pacific Symphony
By TIMOTHY MANGAN Yekwon Sunwoo showed up on Skype at the appointed time recently, or rather his voice did. He initially preferred not to appear on screen — 24 hours of travel from Poland to Aspen the day before had
The state of music criticism
Three recent articles on the state of arts journalism in general and music criticism in particular. These are perceptive pieces, one and all, and not quick reads. The first article takes off from my appointment here at Pacific Symphony to
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Symphony in the Cities program
The musical agenda for this summer’s Symphony in the Cities concerts has been announced, a nice mixture of light classics and patriotic fare. Carl St.Clair, who, as always, will conduct, has selected two works each by several composers. Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra selfie
Pacific Symphony at the Pacific Amphitheater last night. That’s flutist (and photographer) Cindy Ellis in the front. Conductor Richard Kaufman is back left.