Music: Peter Serkin, Shanghai Quartet Fri, 18 May 2012 20:20:34 -0700 It?s interesting how often folk music from one country can suggest an unlikely kinship with folk music from other, far-flung regions of the world. The more I listened to Bright Sheng?s Dance Capriccio for Piano and String Quartet on Thursday at the Freer Gallery ? where it was given a handsomely played Washington premiere by pianist Peter Serkin and the Shanghai Quartet (the musicians for whom ... Buzz: Music Hall Revitalization group loses Rouse Sun, 20 May 2012 06:49:32 -0700 Music Hall was buzzing with the rumor last night that Jack Rouse, head of the Music Hall Revitalization Co. that is spearheading a $165 million redo of the hall, resigned yesterday. Sources say that Rouse, a businessman and arts supporter, sent an e-mail letter of resignation to members of the board of the Music Hall [...] Music Review: Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods Sun, 20 May 2012 10:04:22 -0700 Music Review: Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:34 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012 [...] Kissing Families," from SSPU's debut 2005 EP Pikul comes straight out of The Pixies style of guitar-based indie pop, complete ... Violinist Hahn: Music from a different direction Thu, 17 May 2012 08:28:08 -0700 LONDON (Reuters) - Classical music fans know that American violinist Hilary Hahn plays a wicked concerto, knocking out the fiendishly fast final bars of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, for example, faster and with more sheer energy than pretty much anyone else alive. "It's a finger twister but it's so fun. ... Classical Music Summer Preview 2012: A summer of big names in Colorado classical music, with soft approach Sun, 20 May 2012 00:03:52 -0700 Who better to open the Colorado Music Festival than Simone Dinnerstein, who plays Beethoven on June 24 and then digs into Bach two days later? |
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