Events Archive

Stanford Chamber Music Seminar! The St. Lawrence String Quartet held its annual seminar for quartets this month. And I attended the first half of the concert on Saturday night, July 3rd, 2010. SIX quartet groups …

Janine Jansen! I was “Blown away” this morning when I happened to tune in to the San Francisco music channel and I saw/heard Janine Jansen perform the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint- Saens. I …

Seattle Symphony gets new leader! After 26 years at the helm of the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwartz is stepping down as music director to become conductor laureate. His replacement is 35-year-old French conductor Ludovic Morlot, …

Mahler Anniversary Celebration! Gustav Mahler was born in Kaliste, Bohemia on July 7th, 1860, and he died in Vienna on May 18, 1911. On the anniversary of Mahler’s birth a wonderful event will take place …

Fun with Music! Often folks have the perception that classical music in dry, stiff, boring, long-hair, and more. The truth is that these descriptors are quite far from the truth. Classical music is often filled …