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On November 6, 1893, I was in St. Petersburg. Today, Tchaikovsky died at the age of 53. It had been only nine days since he ...
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First, there was Marin Alsop, who took to the podium at the Baltimore Symphony in 2007 and thereby became the first female to lead a major American orchestra. Now comes French-born Nathalie Stutzmann, ...
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth, his final, and arguably greatest symphony, is a masterwork that subverts easy interpretation. It is, as the name suggests, rich in feeling. But the French translation of its title ...
VIENNA — It’s hard to think of another city that can match the rich musical history of this Austrian capital. By birth or adoption, its musical luminaries have included Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, ...
Also on the bill for the evening will be a pair of Maurice Ravel works that should both match the Tchaikovsky in entertainment value while bringing the overall mood of the night up a few... One of ...
On Oct. 14-16, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Fairfield, Orchestra Iowa will perform my favorite symphony: No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique," by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The "Pathétique" is one ...