Osvaldo Golijov has apparently withdrawn his violin concerto from the Berlin premiere. Thanks to Norman Lebrecht for the update. Earlier articles here and here.
More CSO Smackdown (breaking)
Exclusive: Younger guy issues a “statement” about the Brahms brawl. By now all of you know about the fight that went down at last Thursday’s Chicago Symphony concert. Amid speculation that alcohol was a factor, no one directly involved has spoken publicly. But in an exclusive Nondivisi scoop, I tracked down the younger of the two [...]
Goligate update
Osvaldo Golijov has finally offered a response (or non-response) in the NY Times. Just a hunch, but I doubt this article will win him any new fans; this whole episode is pretty repugnant to anyone who truly believes in artistic originality. But maybe it’s finally over (at least until his next premiere). Read my earlier post here.
Crime or Misdemeanor?
It’s a little over a week now since Osvaldo Golijov’s ill-fated performance of Sidereus in Oregon, a concert that exposed the Grammy-winning composer to multiple charges of plagiarism (and worse). A robust discussion has ensued in the music world, with some fascinating insights. And in some quarters, the silence is deafening.
Blinding Science update.
Last week’s article got quite a few clicks, and yesterday I received a comment from Claudia Fritz, who supervised the much-discussed research. I detected a slightly elevated fur level, so it seems like a thoughtful reply is in order.
They blinded me with science.
Last week there was an enormous amount of press pertaining to a recently published paper that examined whether a group of professional violinists could tell the difference between fine old Italian instruments (such as Stradivari or Guarneri) and more modern (and much less expensive) violins. The researchers concluded that the participants were not able to [...]
Holiday link dump and Santa Track
Just a quick post today to wish everyone a great holiday season. For you Santa followers, NORAD is once again hard at work. Or here’s an alternate view of Santa. Christmas came early for this woman, although not for the Gergiev Foundation, but who knew the Romanovs were composers? Or that pigeons might conduct an [...]
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Violinist Frank Almond holds the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He returned to the MSO after holding positions as Concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev in and Guest Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic with Kurt Masur...
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