Japanese scientist Shigeyoshi Osaki has created a set of violin strings using spider silk, and prototypes are looking (and sounding) good!
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Japanese scientist Shigeyoshi Osaki has created a set of violin strings using spider silk, and prototypes are looking (and sounding) good!
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The classical music scene is no longer one populated by the joked-about dead white men. It’s alive, kicking, and moving in new directions, and the UK’s Reverb Festival is helping to provide a map and a trail.
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Bass legend Gary Karr has turned his home into a musical haven, from in-home concert hall to the living room and every room in between!
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On March 9, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival kicks off in LA, with 22 international soloists paying triubute to the legend.
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The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has announced that the Chicago Symphony will be the recipient of a million-dollar gift to bolster its community engagement programs, and it looks like the CSO is well on its way to answering the big question in front of symphonies today: how do we make orchestral music relevant and important […]
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The Chicago Symphony embarked this week on a tour of California to celebrate what’s turning out to be a beautiful relationship.
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The 2012 Grammy Award winners were announced on Sunday, but downsized categories have left classical music with the short end of the stick.
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29-year-old conductor Krzysztof Urbanski is the new music director at the Indianapolis Symphony, making him the youngest in North America. The Polish conductor’s focus is on the music, not his youth–and he sets a great example.
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The Mahler Project, conceived by Dudamel as spotlight on the some of the greatest music ever written for the symphonic medium, showcases the conductor’s two main orchestras, the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Cellist Renato Lucas recently performed a tribute to Pablo Picasso that highlighted music, art, and the connection between them.
Daily Bow: Spider Silk Strings
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Japanese scientist Shigeyoshi Osaki has created a set of violin strings using spider silk, and prototypes are looking (and sounding) good!
Daily Bow: Classical Music as a Moving Target
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The classical music scene is no longer one populated by the joked-about dead white men. It’s alive, kicking, and moving in new directions, and the UK’s Reverb Festival is helping to provide a map and a trail.
Daily Bow: A Musical Home
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Bass legend Gary Karr has turned his home into a musical haven, from in-home concert hall to the living room and every room in between!
Daily Bow: The Inaugural Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
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On March 9, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival kicks off in LA, with 22 international soloists paying triubute to the legend.
Daily Bow: The CSO’s Million-Dollar Answer
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The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has announced that the Chicago Symphony will be the recipient of a million-dollar gift to bolster its community engagement programs, and it looks like the CSO is well on its way to answering the big question in front of symphonies today: how do we make orchestral music relevant and important […]
Daily Bow: CSO, Muti to Honeymoon in California
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The Chicago Symphony embarked this week on a tour of California to celebrate what’s turning out to be a beautiful relationship.
Daily Bow: The Classical Grammys
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The 2012 Grammy Award winners were announced on Sunday, but downsized categories have left classical music with the short end of the stick.
Daily Bow: Krzysztof Urbanski Focuses on Music, Not Age
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29-year-old conductor Krzysztof Urbanski is the new music director at the Indianapolis Symphony, making him the youngest in North America. The Polish conductor’s focus is on the music, not his youth–and he sets a great example.
Daily Bow: Dudamel’s Mahler Project Pushes the Limits
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The Mahler Project, conceived by Dudamel as spotlight on the some of the greatest music ever written for the symphonic medium, showcases the conductor’s two main orchestras, the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Daily Bow: Picasso with a Side of Bach
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Cellist Renato Lucas recently performed a tribute to Pablo Picasso that highlighted music, art, and the connection between them. CONNECT WITH US!
