Boulder Philharmonic extends Maestro Butterman’s contract
[media-credit name="Glenn Ross/Provided by the Boulder Philharmonic" align="alignright" width="320"][/media-credit]Michael Butterman will remain as music director in Boulder through the 2013-14 season....
View ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter celebrates 35 years as a world-class violinist
[media-credit name="(Photo by Anja Frers/Provided by Deutsche Grammophon)" align="alignright" width="295"][/media-credit]Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter made her debut at the Lucerne Festival in 1976....
View ArticleConcert Review: Patti LuPone with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
[media-credit id=39 align="aligncenter" width="495"][/media-credit]No photos please! Patti LuPone does not allow photography during her show, so here's a phone pic of the warm up. You know what she...
View ArticleComplete concert review: Colorado Symphony back in fine form in all-Dvorak...
[media-credit name="(Photo by Andrea Joynt) " align="alignright" width="150"][/media-credit]Pianist Natasha Paremski was impressive again in Dvorak's Piano Concerto in G minor. Perhaps absence does...
View ArticleWhat I’m Listening To… Simone Dinnerstein on Bach and Schubert
[media-credit name="Lisa-Marie Mazzucco" align="alignright" width="270"][/media-credit]Simone Dinnerstein connects the music of Bach and SchubertSimone Dinnerstein Something Almost Being Said (Sony)...
View ArticleColorado Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-13 season will feature Lang Lang, Andre...
[media-credit name="Dominic Favre, Associated Press" align="aligncenter" width="495"][/media-credit]Classical pianist Lang Lang will perform with the CSO Oct. 26. Here he performs l at the 43rd...
View ArticleThe Boulder Phil’s 2012/13 season: Sarah Chang, Jennifer Koh, Christopher Taylor
[media-credit name="Boulder Philharmonic" align="alignleft" width="270"][/media-credit]Violinist Sarah Chang will join the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in January And now for today’s season...
View ArticleAt the Aspen Music Fest, preserving traditions, and shaking them up, too
[media-credit id=39 align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]The shed at Aspen. People think of the Aspen Music Festival as a playground for the classical set. Just the opposite it true. A weekend...
View ArticleValentina Lisitsa, from YouTube to a recording “Live at Royal Albert Hall”
[media-credit name="Decca Records" align="alignright" width="262"][/media-credit]Valentina Lisitsa: Forget that she's beautiful. Sometimes it’s OK to skip the entree and just have pie for dinner. And...
View ArticleLang Lang shows up, shows off and puts on a memorable evening in Colorado
This is NOT Denver. But you gert the picture. Here, Lang Lang plays at the Donald and Maureen Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in California. The concert was Sept. 29. Handout photo. It...
View ArticleThe Philadelphia Orchestra at Bravo! Vail review: A rare, classical event,...
UNTUCKED: Musicians fom the Phildelphia Ochestra jam at the “Jazz After” concert in Vail on July 10. Photo from the Vail Jazz Festival. There’s no way to separate the classical music you hear on stage...
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