Oct 23 Blog Violinist’s New Bach Recording is a Stunner Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili has released a new album with the music of J.S. and C.P.E. Bach on Deutsche Grammophon. The program consists mostly of Johann Sebastian with a Trio Sonata by Carl Philipp Emanuel. Elizabeth Batiashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her father was a violinist and her mother a pianist. Before she turned […] By Alan Brandt Oct 23 Blog Violinist’s New Bach Recording is a Stunner By Alan Brandt
Sep 24 Blog Nicola Benedetti Re-Discovering Scottish Music Despite being born and raised in Scotland, Nicola Benedetti’s discovery of Scottish music came later in life. Her new album explores one of the most well-known Scottish classical works (by a German, no less), and plenty of Robert Burns tunes and other Scottish folk music. By Daniel Gilliam Sep 24 Blog Nicola Benedetti Re-Discovering Scottish Music 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
Mar 12 Blog Louisville Orchestra Mozart Soloists This Saturday, March 15th at the Brown Theatre, the Louisville Orchestra will play an all-Mozart concert led by Tito Muñoz and featuring soloists from within the orchestra. Concertmaster Michael Davis and principal horn John Gustely sat down with Alan Brandt to talk about the concert and their roles in the orchestra. By Daniel Gilliam Mar 12 Blog Louisville Orchestra Mozart Soloists By Daniel Gilliam
Jul 22 Blog From the Top: Another Jaw-Dropping Moment… From the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this week’s From the Top (Sunday at 6pm), features a local 12-year-old pianist playing one of Aaron Copland’s most playful pieces, a talented 15-year-old cellist performing Schumann, and the fantastic Junior Division winners of the nation’s most prestigious chamber music competition performing from Leos Janacek’s String Quartet No. […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 22 Blog From the Top: Another Jaw-Dropping Moment… By Daniel Gilliam
Jul 19 Blog Chris Robinson Starts New Chamber Series Violinist Chris Robinson is a Louisvillian and student at the College-Conservatory of Music. In addition to being a full-time student, he’s starting a chamber music series called Giovani Vecchi.”Chris was in town promoting his series, and will perform with David Taustine on July 26th at the St. Francis in the Fields Church, in Prospect. Chris […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 19 Blog Chris Robinson Starts New Chamber Series 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