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Rachel Hsieh, a 24-year-old cellist studying for a master's at the Peabody Conservatory, filmed her audition in her Baltimore apartment. She sees the YouTube Symphony as a way to reach audiences beyond music aficionados: "A lot of people are exposed to YouTube, and they go on there for fun. It's a really easy way for them to just click on something and see something...
...soloists, including violinist Gil Shaham. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Lang Lang will make a video appearance. The musicians will rehearse the program during a classical-music summit at Carnegie Hall from April 12 through 15. They've already had a chance to study the repertory in online master classes hosted by professionals like Maxine Kwok-Adams, a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra, who offers bowing tips for the Tan Dun piece...
...shift away from technical skills education is troubling given that practicing art is integral to thinking about art. A comprehensive education in any field is supposed to give students the tools to explore issues that interest them in their subject of choice. Just about every concentration requires students to master certain basic skills, whether it is through tutorials, survey courses, prerequisites, or something similar, in order to move on to more advanced and often more conceptual material. Painting courses such as Mitchnick’s provide that kind of base for students who want to concentrate in art. In keeping...
...expert at go, or Japanese chess, a player needs patience, strategy and a sharp wit, which devotees to the game hone into a personal style. Kaoru Yosano, Japan's new economic czar, is a 7 dan, the highest level of go master. Given his reputation at the game, it's little surprise that Yosano can juggle three cabinet posts in the Japanese government: minister of the economy, minister of finance and head of the Financial Services Agency, which oversees banking. Facing what he calls "the biggest economic crisis since the Second World War," Yosano, 70, peers into the ever-deepening...
...most popular lodges, Blue Morpho, is run by Hamilton Souther, a California native who moved to Peru in 2001 to learn about medicinal plants from local Indians. After receiving the title of master shaman, Souther set up Blue Morpho, a collection of charming thatch-roofed huts and nature trails with a ceremonial roundhouse where Souther offers ayahuasca sessions for a mostly U.S. crowd. As the only full-fledged gringo shaman in the Peruvian Amazon, Souther is a natural interpreter for tourists navigating the mysteries of traditional Indian culture and its sacred plants. "These are people who are interested in their...