Posts Tagged ‘classical music’
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. It has been pointed out to me that in my column last week, I inadvertently misspelled the name of the author of an article entitled “Being a Professional Chorister” which appeared on Laura Claycomb’s website. His correct name is Martin L. Poock. My apologies to […]
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Tags: askedna, career, classical music, Edna Landau, leonard bernstein, musicalamerica, Perlman, young artist
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
by Sedgwick Clark I first met Omus Hirshbein in Carnegie Hall’s executive offices, where he worked for a brief time in 1973 between tenures at the Hunter College Concert Bureau and the 92nd Street Y. He was walking out of a planning meeting, saying in frustration to anyone nearby, “They won’t listen to me—they should […]
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Tags: Aaron Kernis, Alicia de Larrocha, Allan Kozinn, Berg, Brian Kellow, carnegie hall, Christopher Hunt, Clark, classical music, Deborah Borda, Festival, Jane Moss, Juilliard, Kirk Varnedoe, lincoln center, Mary Lou Falcone, mozart, musical america, New York, new york times, orchestra, performer, Schmidt, Sedgwick, sedgwick clark, symphony, Town Hall
Posted in Why I Left Muncie | Comments Off on Omus in Person
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. I was recently honored to be asked to participate on a panel at the annual Astral Artists auditions, during which I listened to a substantial number of pianists and wind players. While all were on a rather high level, I was struck by the relatively […]
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Tags: askedna, Beethoven, career, classical music, Edna Landau, musicalamerica, Perlman
Posted in Ask Edna, Communicating with Your Audience | Comments Off on The Secret Ingredient for Success
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I have been told by many of my musician friends that it is very gratifying and helpful to perform in house concerts because they allow for direct communication with a small and appreciative audience and an opportunity to play through repertoire in an […]
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Tags: askedna, chamber music, classical music, Dr. Daniel Kuhn, Edna Landau, Fran Snyder, Hilary Hahn, Juilliard, Michael Palm, Michael Reingold
Posted in Ask Edna, Managing Your Own Career | Comments Off on Is There a Network of House Concerts?
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
by Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Please note that in the months of June, July and August, I will be posting new entries to this blog on a bi-weekly basis. I am grateful to all of you for your interest in “Ask Edna” and wish you a very pleasant summer. Dear […]
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Tags: career, classical music, Edna Landau, metropolitan opera, musicalamerica, performer, pianist, repertoire
Posted in Ask Edna, Publicity and Promotion | Comments Off on Getting to Know You (writing a good bio)
Friday, January 28th, 2011
By James Jorden Instead of beating my brains out trying to make sense of the comings and goings in the final act of Simon Boccanegra at the Met (or am I just deluded to find it unlikely that convicted rebels should be marched to their execution through the Doge’s unguarded council chamber?), I thought this […]
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Tags: blogs, classical music, eurotrash, la traviata, marina poplavskaya, musical america, willy decker
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
By James Jorden It’s the laziest of journalistic tropes to lead off with “this guy I know says…” but in this case the guy in question has provided me with what I consider a really handy peg for a first column on opera stage direction. Anyway, this guy—who’s in his 70s now, a retired opera […]
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Tags: classical music, enrico caruso, eurotrash, franco zeffirelli, leather trench coats, luc bondy, puccini, regie, standing room
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
My publisher made me do this. I’ve always been leery of blogs, from the disgusting sound of the word to the colossal self-importance of the act. Still, I admit to a good read and insight courtesy of bloggers Alex Ross and Alan Rich, and I’m sure I’d find others out there if I took the […]
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Tags: Alan Gilbert, alex ross, carnegie, Charles Rosen, Christian Tetzlaff, classical music, Elliott Carter, Franz Welser-Möst, Gustavo Dudamel, leonard bernstein, lincoln center, music director, philharmonic, sedgwick clark
Posted in Why I Left Muncie | Comments Off on A Reluctant Blogger Joins the Fray