Conductors Archive

REVIEW: Dresden Staatskapelle, conducted by Daniel Harding Place: Louise Davies Concert Hall in San Francisco, California Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010; 7 PM The Dresden Staatskapelle possesses one of the most impressive musical traditions among …

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte, K. 588 DVD was recorded at the “Haus für Mozart” during the 2009 Salzburg Festival. The title (Italian) of this opera means “That’s how they all do it”. In the original …

Mariss Jansons conducts Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Live-Recording, Munich, Philharmonie Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Live-Recording, Munich, Philharmonie Performed by the Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio network; Mariss Jansons, …

Hans Rott’s Symphony! Artists, musicians, composers, and other creative people have often used ideas of others as starting points for new creative work. Picasso made a famous statement during his lifetime about “Take what you …

James Levine’s Schumann! I first heard a live performance of James Levine at a concert of chamber music in New York a few years ago. Then at Aspen, Colorado, I heard him perform Mahler’s Symphony …