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In 2005, Marin Alsop made history when she became the first woman to be named music director of a major U.S. orchestra. Alsop was appointed as the successor to Russian conductor Yuri Temirkanov as director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Her inaugural season began in 2007, though she served as interim director the previous year. The announcement came at a time of resentment among musicians toward the BSO management, and the players balked at the method of choosing Alsop. However, once Alsop came on board and several managers departed, morale improved. Alsop is credited with introducing more modern music to the BSO's repertoire and embracing technology. Under Alsop, the BSO released a li...
In 2005, Marin Alsop made history when she became the first woman to be named music director of a major U.S. orchestra. Alsop was appointed as the successor to Russian conductor Yuri Temirkanov as director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Her inaugural season began in 2007, though she served as interim director the previous year. The announcement came at a time of resentment among musicians toward the BSO management, and the players balked at the method of choosing Alsop. However, once Alsop came on board and several managers departed, morale improved. Alsop is credited with introducing more modern music to the BSO's repertoire and embracing technology. Under Alsop, the BSO released a live performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" on iTunes, and her debut was broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio. The orchestra also had its first commercial recording in eight years, a performance of John Corigliano's "Red Violin Concerto" with Joshua Bell. Alsop brings to the BSO a wealth of experience. She founded her own orchestra when she couldn't get into Julliard's conducting program. She studied with Leonard Bernstein and became music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, she was the first woman to be named principal conductor of a major British orchestra. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the MacArthur genius grant, an award of $500,000 that recognizes "creativity, originality and potential."
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BSO, Thibaudet play Gershwin with zestful authenticity
A big trend in classical music over the past several decades is historical authenticity, the attempt to re-create how works sounded when they were new. This usually involves repertoire from distant centuries, but pieces from relatively recent times can...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Classical Music (genre), Dining and Drinking, Music Industry, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet shows jazzy side in Gershwin
"He has such a flourish about him, doesn't he?"
That's Marin Alsop, speaking about Jean-Yves Thibaudet, the French pianist with the scintillant technique, refined musicality and really great clothes.
Thibaudet is the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Classical Music (genre), Cecilia Bartoli, Dining and Drinking, Duke Ellington
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Gil Shaham is drawn to works from the 1930s
Unless you happen to be David Letterman, little of value tends to come from making top 10 lists. But violinist Gil Shaham has lately turned this common time-waster into something of a consuming passion, and music lovers are the beneficiaries.
One of...Tags: William Bolcom, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Paul Hindemith, Music Industry, Samuel Barber
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Northwestern staging celebrates Bernstein's 'Mass' anew
Were he still with us, Leonard Bernstein would have loved the recent resurgence of interest in "Mass," perhaps his most extravagant and controversial creation. Bernstein's wildly eclectic "Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers," commissioned...Tags: Vietnam War, Leonard Bernstein, New York Times, Music Industry, Colleges and Universities
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New music flourishes in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun reporterHas Baltimore become a haven for new music? It sure looks that way. "I've always been optimistic about new music here," says Baltimore-born, Peabody-trained composer Judah Adashi, founder of the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. "I'd definitely say...Tags: Mount Royal, Morton Feldman, Music Industry, Colleges and Universities, Towson University
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BSO's tune: Cooperation works
Baltimore Sun reporterLast season, while the Baltimore Opera Company slouched toward liquidation and other musical organizations in the area canceled or postponed performances because of the economic downturn, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra kept its head above water - and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Philosophy, Corporate Officers, Layoffs and Downsizing, Charity
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James Ehnes and BSO join up for Tchaikovsky
Baltimore Sun reporterThe first time violinist James Ehnes visited Baltimore, it was to catch a game at Camden Yards. Don't hold it against him, but he was rooting for the Red Sox. He's been a fan since he was a kid, when his father would drive him to Boston from their home in...Tags: Fenway Park, Classical Music (genre), Long Island, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
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Tuning in to the folk music notes found in classical music
Baltimore Sun reporterAlthough it's convenient for some to think of music being divided into totally separate worlds, with the classical variety way over in some isolated corner where only the "elite" indulge in it, there are innumerable connecting, welcoming points between...Tags: Classical Music (genre), Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Folk (genre), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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A young conductor with control beyond his years
Baltimore Sun reporterWhen he stands before an orchestra, his cues are precise, his tempos clear; his face takes on a wide variety of expressions, from fierce to cherubic, as he shapes the melodic phrases. The only outward sign that Ilyich Rivas is not a seasoned professional...Tags: Venezuela, Music Industry, Kurt Masur, Colleges and Universities, DVDs and Movies
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Classical music performances and events
Baltimore Sun reporterSEPTEMBER SEPT. 4: Pianist Lura Johnson, An die SEPT. 5: Guitarist Ana Vidovic, An die SEPT. 10: Trio Simpatico, An die SEPT. 11, 13: Baltimore Concert Opera, Gounod's "Faust," Engineers SEPT. 12: Baltimore Symphony, pianist Lang Lang, conductor Marin...Tags: Baltimore Museum of Art, Riccardo Muti, Duke Ellington, Folk (genre), Edgar Allan Poe
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Pianist Lang Lang returns to BSO, where his star began to rise
Baltimore Sun reporterCertain artists, like certain politicians, generate such intense for-them or against-them camps that there's little room for any reaction in between. Lang Lang is such an artist. The Chinese-born piano virtuoso, who will be the featured soloist in the...Tags: China, Jim Carrey, Classical Music (genre), Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli
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