Monthly Archive:: December 2010

Darius Milhaud! I am the host of a 150 – minute classical music show at an NPR radio station. The content of what I share with listeners is primarily music by 20th century composers. As …

David Fray, pianist I previously reviewed a performance by David Fray on August 4, 2010 in this Blog, regarding his playing of Schubert. At that time the press reviews were: “No Schubert-lover should miss this …

Composer Remembered… Before he was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, Marcel Tyberg gave all of his musical scores to one of his piano students. Mr. Tyberg was 1/16 Jewish, but sensed what …

SF Symphony concert! On Wednesday, December 8th, through Saturday, December 11th, there’s an interesting concert by the San Francisco Symphony: Composer John Adams’ Harmonielehre will be performed Also: Violinist Gil Shaham, one of the most …

Shostakovich concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings, OP.35 Martha Argerich hasn’t been doing many solo recitals in the US. It seems like she does appear in some European festivals, but for me, a live performance …