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...classical-music conductor taking the podium always becomes a peacemaker of sorts. The central mission of conducting, after all, is to dispel discord and bring dozens of competing voices into concert. The Israeli maestro Daniel Barenboim, 65, sees in this act the opportunity to bring a deeper kind of harmony to one of the most violent and vociferous regions in the world: the Middle East...
MUSIC IN TOKYO On May 17, Tokyo's Sumida Triphony Hall plays host to a powerhouse duo of Japan's classical music scene, as celebrated conductor Seiji Ozawa meets virtuoso pianist Ayako Uehara. Accompanied by the New Japan Philharmonic, Uehara will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, displaying the superb technique and dynamism that helped her become the first woman to win the International Tchaikovsky Competition. The njp will follow that performance with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique", a piece known as Ozawa's specialty. www.njp.or.jp by Yuki...
...Antonin Dvorak’s “Serenade for Strings.” It became apparent by the end of the evening that the group should have a larger draw. Now in their eleventh year, the unassuming Brattle Street Chamber Players perform without a conductor, resulting in a unified ensemble characterized by constant interaction among the players. Throughout the concert, each of the thirteen players looked at the others every few measures or so, and it often seemed as though they were playing from memory. The first piece on the program, “Gilded Glass...
...very honored to be associated with her.” Everett, a bass trombonist, has had an accomplished career, playing with the Bolshoi Ballet, the Boston Pops, and the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, and Tommy Dorsey. But the lure of teaching brought the Grammy-nominated conductor to Harvard in 1971 to serve as director of the University band. “Teaching allowed me to balance my career as a professional musician with my love for sharing knowledge with others,” Everett said. Everett quickly increased the presence of jazz music on campus, founding and directing...
...surprise that the movie is riddled with uncomfortable situations. Many of the characters are vaguely shy or withdrawn, communicating with each other in broken English. The connections they make are in unlikely places and between unlikely people: an unemployed man whose wife hates him and a second-string conductor who can’t seem to finish his concerto, for example, or an outspoken young woman and a formal old man. But this is no “Lost in Translation.” It’s less a story about culture clash than it?...