Conductors Archive

Mozart by the late MacKerras! This was Sir Charles Mackerras’s final recording… He died on July 14, 2010. While he was born in Schenectady, New York, the family moved to Australia when Charles was 3 …

2009 Salzburg Festival! The Salzburg Festival, for many years regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event for which tickets are really hard to get without good “connections” and …

Mahler Symphony #1! Many years ago, I learned to understand Mahler’s masterpiece when I was a member of the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, and we performed this symphony during one of our seasons. Sure… it was …

Bartok Viola Concerto! As I get older, I have begun to explore more of Bartok’s work, and I like it. While I still have difficulties with some of the string quartets, I found that I …

Berg and Mozart! This CD clearly got my attention because of the interesting pairing of composers. Yet… they had something in common, although their music was written more than 200 years apart… It turns out …