Monotonous Forest

An evening with a Japanese master

String Quartets of Toshio Hosokawa.  MusicWeb International, November 10, 2009

A little light music (plus animals)

David Chesky's The Pig, The Farmer and The Artist.  MusicWeb International, November 6, 2009

Today's menu: Phil Kline, Nico Muhly, Marcos Balter, Judd Greenstein

New Take on an Old Form / A Viola Love Fest.  The Juilliard Journal, November 2009

Dutch tweet

Marc van Bree, a public relations specialist, is compiling a list of classical music  types (individuals and organizations) on Twitter.  They're listed on his blog Dutch Perspective, which is here.

[Photo: tennis ball benches designed by Tejo Remy and René Veenhuizen for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, via Inhabitat]

Humor and passion at the Roger Smith Hotel

The Talea Ensemble and iO Quartet tackle Aperghis and Janáček.  MusicWeb International, October 20, 2009

In the article I neglected to include the link to Roger Smith Arts, the offspring of a very enlightened hotel.  Perhaps I'll drop a line to the Waldorf, recommending they host an Elliott Carter series.

This week's TV tip

On Wednesday night at 8 (as they say, check your local listings), Great Performances on PBS will feature Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in their opening night concert, taped on October 8 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.  The program includes a new piece by John Adams, City Noir, and Mahler's First Symphony.

I have already spoken with a number of people who were in the Los Angeles audience that night, and in the wake of their overwhelming enthusiasm I'd say, don't miss it.

[Photo: Gustavo Dudamel in Venezuela, mid-1980s, by Frank Di Polo and Nohely Oliveros]

Good evening, Vietnam

 
Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic stand to acknowledge the audience’s ovation at the end of their Vietnam debut at the Hanoi Opera House, October 16, 2009. [Photo: Chris Lee]