I have taken many auditions over the last decade. I have flown, driven, and taken the train to them, and I (like all bass players) have had my share of inconveniences. There is one audition in particular that stands out, however. I auditioned for principal bass of the...
I love these two shots I took 10 years ago in Hamburg at their Musikhalle. Here is the audience entrance:(That’s Burak in the blue sweater. Read my Burak dancing story here).Here is the stage door for this hall (right next to the audience entrance):I know that a...
I will be performing with the Chicago Philharmonic at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on the Northwestern University campus this Sunday at 7 p.m. We are playing the Brahms Symphony No. 2 and the Sibelius Violin Concerto. Andreas Deák is the conductor for this program, and...
Here is a recent press release sent to me regarding Art of the States, a project from Boston’s WGBH radio devoted to contemporary American music. Check out their website by clicking on the image in this post:Art of the States now an independent project...
Former Chicago Symphony president Henry Fogel just started an Arts Journal blog. Here’s an excerpt from his first post:I would like to welcome you to my blog, which I hope will become a forum for issues concerning American symphony orchestras. In the three years...
