Elgin Symphony this weekend

I will be playing with the Elgin Symphony this coming weekend. We have a really excellent program planned: LISZT Les Preludes R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4Concerts will be Friday, March 31st in Schaumburg at the Prairie Center for the Arts...

IRIS Chamber Orchestra this weekend

I will be playing this weekend in Memphis with the IRIS Chamber Orchestra. We are playing:Huang Ruo: IRIS commissioned piece(world premiere)Barber: Dover BeachGene Scheer: Song cycle from “Voices from World War II”Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5The...

Chicago Classical Music Calendar Highlights 3/23-3/26

Chicago Symphony OrchestraCharles Dutoit, conductor Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center220 S. MichiganWed 3/22, 6:30 PM, Thu 3/23, 8 PM, Fri 3/24, 1:30 PM, and Sat 3/25, 8 PMMusic of Rossini, Haydn, Prokofiev312-294-3000Encore Chamber Orchestraperforms at Roosevelt...

The Colburn School

A really outstanding institution for a serious double bass student to consider is the Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. This school seems to be a West Coast Curtis Institute. All students receive full support (tuition, room and board) and study with the best in the...

www.natesviolin.com

I was recently made aware of this excellent website maintained by Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Nathan Cole. His site contains stories about his life in the world of music, a journal containing his daily violin practice thoughts and reflections, and articles...