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...under conductor vassily Sinaisky, will add a few warhorses to the program, including selections from the Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Suite and the Russian and American national anthems. It appears the Sinaisky and the tour's backers hope to cater to a crowd that might be attracted most by Van Cliburn's mercurial persona...
...performance, however, suffered from an obvious lack of rehearsal, with the pianist and the conductor, Vassily Sinaisky, unable to agree on basic matters of tempo: Cliburn finished the first movement a good half-beat ahead of the band. The andantino movement went well enough, but disaster struck in the blazing finale, which fell apart in a tug-of-war -- Cliburn pulling ahead, Sinaisky dragging back. The battle increased in intensity until, all at once, Cliburn suddenly appeared to lose interest, and the piece almost collapsed near the end in a welter of notes...
Like the legendary fifth Beatle, there is a fourth member of this trio: conductor Zubin Mehta. An internationally renowned maestro who will shuttle to Munich immediately after the concert to conduct Tannhauser the following night, Mehta is a big catch for what is basically a pops performance. "Somebody has to steer this boat," he says. On a promotional video, Mehta appears as happy as a child at play, mixing it up with his three hammy friends. This is a rare sight; he is famous for his podium scowl. The unwonted ebullience points to one of the charms of the Three...
...remember: Pack a blacket, some beer and your binoculars, but you can miss the conductor because you'll be more interested in the slob across the way whose scratching his bum or the girl in the bikini who needs some help with her tanning...
...stars at Glyndebourne are the conductors -- Bernard Haitink led Figaro -- and the directors. Sir Peter Hall has done some of his best stagings here, as have Trevor Nunn and Jonathan Miller. But the key to Glyndebourne's success is the dozen or so coaches who prepare each opera meticulously. Beneficiaries liken their teaching to having a superb master class every day. Christie notes that "coaches have an awkward job mediating between the conductor and the singer. They need a feeling for what's best for the composer." Their ranks tend to be drawn from people on their way to becoming...