Jesús López Cobos News
Spanish conductor (1940-2018)
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2024-04-25
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2021-10-07 14:59:27
About two decades ago, I remember the world premiere of “Millennium Fantasy” for piano and orchestra by American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in music. The soloist was pianist Jeffrey Biegel, who performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Jesús López-Cobos. It was commissioned by a consortium of […]
2021-05-27 05:20:00
Recent Releases, No. 8 (CD Mini-reviews)
By Karl W. NehriingConcertos for Mallet Instruments. Alexis Alrich: Marimba Concerto; Karl Jenkins: La Folia; Ned Rorem: Mallet Concerto. Evelyn Glennie, percussion; Jean Thorel, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. NAXOS 8.574218.Although this recording was only recently released, it was recorded back in 2013. I have no idea why it took so long to get released, but I am certainly glad that it did, for it is a delight. I would think that by now, most classical music lovers are familiar with the featured soloist. As the liner notes boldly assert, “Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a career as a full-time solo percussionist. As an eclectic and innovative musician and composer, she is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion.” Her influence can be seen here, as she gave the world premiere of the Alexis Aldrich (b. 1955) Marimba […]
2021-05-24 22:25:25
Thaïs
Starring Renée Fleming, Michael Schade, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. Production by John Cox. From December 20, 2008.
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2021-03-23 10:23:10
This week’s free opera streams from Vienna
Book your sofa now: Dienstag, 23. März 2021, 19.00 Uhr Gaetano Donizetti DON PASQUALE (Vorstellung vom 8. Mai 2015) Dramma buffo in drei Akten Musikalische Leitung: Jesús López cobos Inszenierung: Irina Brook Mit u.a.: Michele Pertusi, Valentina Nafornita, Juan Diego Flórez, Alessio Arduini Mittwoch, 24. März 2021, 19.00 Uhr Giuseppe Verdi RIGOLETTO (Vorstellung vom 28. Jänner 2016) […]
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