Last night the Chicago Philharmonic played in Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. You can read my previous post about the concert here, or read all of my recent concert posts here.I have played countless concerts in this hall for the past over...
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...
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...
