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First Fiddle: Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster of NYC’s Ultimate Band, the New York Philharmonic
Everyone “plays their hearts out” and guest conductors often remark on “how fast we get it.”
Read More »Maestro Zubin Mehta’s 50 Years With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
With backstage hallways buzzing with excitement and a healthy dose of chaotic, but creative energy, I still managed to greet the maestro and exchange a few words in my native German, the language he had acquired along with his musical education at the Vienna Musikakademie.
Read More »Music Review: Paavo Jarvi – The Planets
Paavo Jarvi and The Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra have recorded an incredible version of Holst's The Planets
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