Conductors Archive

Composer Igor Stravinsky was a controversial figure during his lifetime. He was so innovative that it was difficult for some people in his audience to accept or comprehend his music. Time has marched on, and …

I recently posted about a concert in Vienna that will surely be great. However, if you simply cannot travel that far, here is another event that may well be a more practical for some of …

Richard Strauss died on September 8, 1949. He knew Gustav Mahler well, as both were conductors and composers during the late 1800’s in Germany and in Austria. They were supportive of each other. They performed …

I sure wish that I could transport myself to listen to this concert: Venue: Large Hall of the Friends of Music, Vienna, Austria Date: Friday, 23. September 2016 19:30 ARTISTS: Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) …

Gustav Mahler was a somewhat superstitious person. He knew that Beethoven’s last symphony was the Ninth, and so Mahler avoided that number. Ultimately the Ninth was completed after Mahler created his “Lied Von Der Erde”. …