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2024-03-15 17:51:00
New Jersey Symphony. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano. March 14, 2024.
NJPAC, Newark, NJ. Orchestra (Seat H101, $46).At the conclusion of the concert. Notice on the far right the regular principal bass.ProgramNightVision (2001, rev. 2002) by Ludwig (b. 1974).Piano Concerto No. 24 (1786) in C Minor, K. 491 by Mozart (1756-1791).Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 by Tchaikovsky.It was a nice spring day. The cherry blossoms are in bloom.The Program Notes contains much praise for the two "classical" pieces for this after (concert start 1:30 pm). And its description of NightVision is quite interesting also. My first thoughts were the concert had the potential of being "great," but would the NJ Symphony be able to deliver?Ludwig's name is David Serkin Ludwig. He is Peter Serkin's nephew, and Rudolf Serkin's grandson. So quite a musical heritage. He is no slouch either, as he is Dean of Music at Julliard. (The others Deans head up dance and drama.) This 7-minute piece was […]
All the conducting master class
2024-02-07 22:03:34
June 21st-June 29th, 2024 Application Deadline is April 22nd www.cascadeconducting.com Applications are now open for The Cascade Orchestral Conducting Masterclass with Sarah Ioannides, The Cascade Choral Conducting Masterclass with Geoffrey Boers, and The Cascade Composers Workshop with David Serkin Ludwig. Visit www.cascadeconducting.com to apply! About the Orchestral Masterclass Led by Maestra Sarah Ioannides of Symphony Tacoma, and […]
2023-12-13 21:12:38
OK, they were never really lost. In fact, they were announced, but apparently Serkin died before giving final approval to these late recordings of the Waldstein and Appassionata Sonatas. Serkin was, of course, a compelling Beethoven interpreter, and he made multiple recordings of both of these pieces earlier in his career, when he was in […]
2022-08-03 09:39:00
The youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician in 2008, Peter Moore becomes the first trombone soloist at the BBC Proms for nearly 20 years with George Walker's concerto
Peter Moore (Photo Benjamin Ealovega)Trombonist Peter Moore is all of 26. In 2008 at the age of twelve, he became the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician competition and is now principal trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra and professor of trombone at the Royal Academy of Music.On Tuesday 16th August 2022, Moore makes his BBC Proms solo debut when he performs George Walker's Trombone Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vasily Petrenko, as part a programme including works by Prokofiev and Copland. Amazingly, this is the first time there has been a trombone soloist at the proms in almost 20 years.George Walker (1922-2018) was the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1996. He studied at the Curtis Institute with Rudolf Serkin, William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky and Rosario Scalero (Samuel Barber's teacher). His Trombone Concerto was written in 1957 and is one of the earliest […]
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