Nov 24 Artsbreak Review: Johannes String Quartet plays the dark, poignant and playful Chamber Music Society of Louisville presented the Johannes String Quartet on its second concert of the season, to a modestly-filled crowd at Margaret Comstock Concert Hall on Sunday, November 23rd at 3pm. Typical of the ensembles CMS Louisville books, each player of Johannes is highly skilled with an impressive list of credentials: Soovin Kim, the […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 24 Artsbreak Review: Johannes String Quartet plays the dark, poignant and playful By Daniel Gilliam
May 27 Featured Album Featured Album: Chad Hoopes Plays Mendelssohn and Adams Chad Hoopes, age 19, has a new album out today with Felix Mendelssohn’s epic Violin Concerto, Op. 64; and John Adams’ Violin Concerto, commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra, New York City Ballet and London Symphony Orchestra, and winner of the 1995 Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition. Listen to it this week! By Daniel Gilliam May 27 Featured Album Featured Album: Chad Hoopes Plays Mendelssohn and Adams By Daniel Gilliam
May 06 Blog New Mendelssohn We can all agree that Felix Mendelssohn did us a huge favor by reviving an interest in Bach. Now it’s his turn, as scholars have uncovered a song after it being lost for 140 years. By Daniel Gilliam May 06 Blog New Mendelssohn By Daniel Gilliam
Jul 15 Featured Album Featured Album: Mendelssohn and the Violin Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor is a captivating and widely performed work. It’s filled with subtlety and beauty, and a healthy dose of flash. This week’s Featured Album also includes two works from a very young Felix, who was as much of a prodigy as Mozart. Chinese violinist Tianwa Yang plays with the Sinfonia […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 15 Featured Album Featured Album: Mendelssohn and the Violin By Daniel Gilliam
Mar 25 Blog Philippe Quint plays Bruch, Beethoven and Mendelssohn Our Featured Album this week comes from Philippe Quint, playing Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos and two Romances by Beethoven. Listen all this week with Alan Brandt and Daniel Gilliam for selections from this Featured Album. By Daniel Gilliam Mar 25 Blog Philippe Quint plays Bruch, Beethoven and Mendelssohn By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore Watch one of today’s top string quartets, The Ebene Quartet, delve deep at a Brooklyn bookstore to play the dark-hued second movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 string quartet. (via NPR Music) By Daniel Gilliam Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore By Daniel Gilliam