A Festival Within a Festival: Music of Today
photo of composer Timo Andres by Michael Wilsonstory by Kyle MacMillan Soon after Peter Oundjian took over as Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2004, the Canadian-American conductor started an annual two-week festival dedicated to music by living...
Pure Fantasy: Anthony McGill, Wang Jie, and Firebird
story by Natalie Clare The acclaimed Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic, makes his mark on Chautauqua Auditorium on August 4. McGill will bring to life Carl Maria von Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto and Première Rhapsodie by Claude...
Tessa Lark: A Violinist Beyond Genre
story by Kyle MacMillanphoto by Lauren Desberg Many classical artists regularly cross into other musical genres and vice versa… …with each style enhancing and enriching the other—think trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (jazz), string player Rob Moose (indie rock)...
Ryan Bancroft: A Conductor Catapulted onto the World’s Stage
story by Kyle MacMillanphoto by Per Morton With his youthful looks, quick laugh, and down-to-earth manner, Ryan Bancroft easily defies the stereotypes often associated with conductors of classical music. Add those winning qualities to his obvious skills with the...