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...Third Violin Concerto, soloist Jonathan Gandelsman took the classic work in an entirely surprising direction. Instead of playing a traditional cadenza, Gandelsman switched to a distinctly Chinese theme. Playing over a sustained drone from the cellos and pentatonic bird-calls from the violins, his solo was a stark contrast what would be expected. Gandelsman had bent a note here and there during the piece—his first cadenza had sounded slightly odd, though not oriental. These bent notes had the effect of building to this mid-concerto, multi-cultural moment, in which Mozart and the Zhou dynasty cross...
...students to respect ideas and their free expression…and to assume responsibility for the consequences of personal actions.” Nowhere in that statement is any mention of inculcating students with a culture of service to others. Instead, it reeks of unabashed individualism—a stark contrast to other institutions of higher education, such as the College of William and Mary, which explicitly considers developing “service involvement an educational experience.” Here, freshmen are given Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” to read; from the very...
McCormick's talent lies in rendering stark facts vividly but not melodramatically. Just as Sold's brothel, Happiness House, smells of "spices and cooking oil, perfume and cigarette smoke," her novel has several scents, some lovely, some harsh. Having had success with self-mutilation and prostitution, she's taking on a less physical anguish in her next novel. It's about a 15-year-old girl whose brother is killed in Iraq. Awards committees, take note...
...reason you’ll be here at Harvard: your most recent book, "State of Denial." Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times seems to think that it contains a portrait of President Bush "that stands in stark contrast to the laudatory one [you] drew in ‘Bush at War’" in 2002. How has your tone regarding the president changed in your new book...
There is a certain amount of political as well as psychological wisdom to what Steele says. The most basic rule of presidential politics is that you run against your predecessor. If Obama, 45, chooses to run in 2008, his consensus seeking would stand in stark contrast not only to the hyperpartisan Bush Administration but also to the histrionic, self-important style of baby-boom-generation politicians. Or it could work against him. An old-time Chicago politician told me Obama's thoughtfulness might be a negative in a presidential campaign. "You have to convey strength," he said...