Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo just put up a post highlighting Michael Tilson Thomas (John’s music director during his time in the New World Symphony) and the San Francisco Symphony. John writes: The San Francisco Symphony led by music director...
I had the good fortune to be asked to perform a recital in 2006 on Gary Karr’s former bass, formerly attributed to Amati and previously owned by the great Serge Koussevitzky. This recital happened in the very early days of my blogging, and though I covered it...
As spring creeps ever closer (thank goodness!), bassists all over the globe frantically try to squeeze their recitals into busy university schedules. Many concert halls are booked with three or four student recitals each day. We’re happy to add your bass...
