Category: Blog
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Sigur Rós and the LA Philharmonic Perform… TOGETHER!

Watch the video of the Icelandic art-rock band, Sigur Rós performing live with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the Reykjavik Festival on April 14. The Festival was streamed live via Pitchfork from Walt Disney Concert Hall. The video is 50 minutes of Sigur Rós performing with the L.A. Phil and 50 minutes of the band…
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Deborah Borda Takes Over at the NY Phil

Deborah Borda is headed back to the Big Apple to take the reigns of the New York Philharmonic. Ms. Borda, 67, served as executive director of the storied organization back in the 1990s and since then has spent the last 17 years as the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From the New…
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Conductor Davies A Champion Of New Music And Steward Of Tradition

Kevin Doherty’s CapRadio interview with conductor and champion of new music, Dennis Russell Davies.
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Women of Classical Music

Orchestras and opera companies alike are slow to produce works composed by women. This week, I appeared on Capital Public Radio’s Insight to talk about a few of classical music’s most prominent women.
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Video: Aria From 11-Year-Old Alma Deutscher’s Cinderella in Vienna

Watch the first video from the opera Cinderella by 11-year-old composer, Alma Deutscher. the Work debuted in Vienna, Austria on December 29, 2016.
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Innovative Opera Director a Newly Minted Free Agent

Fort Worth Opera and General Director Darren Keith Woods have parted ways after 16 years.