Conductors Archive

Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. He died 35 years later. How can one celebrate the magic of Mozart? After all, he created astounding works for string quartet, as well as symphonies, concertos, operas, …

Yesterday I had the opportunity to listen to the Double Concerto for violin and Cello by Johannes Brahms. Love this music, amd part of the reason is that ot brings back my membership in a …

Igor Stravinsky composed his Chant Funebre in 1908 as a memorial marking the death of Stravinsky’s teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov, and it was performed the following January. After that, the music was thought lost until it was discovered …

This is a fine recording of music by Grieg which includes Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Incidental Music to ‘Peer Gynt’ The performers are Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Lise Davidsen (soprano), Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Victoria Nava (soprano), Johannes …

During his brief lifetime, composer Gustav Mahler had an important connecrion with Holland and with the Dutch orchestras that premiered his works. As such, several conductors created the tradition of how these important works are to …