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Many conductors feel that Franz Schubert's symphonies need help - major editing. Â Some sat they're too thick, simply too many instruments. Â It is an…

I have watched many flash mob videos, some that will give you goose bumps and some that will make you cringe. Some of the most enjoyable performances I…

If you think its too cold to go out to any concerts this weekend here in Central Ohio, you should see what they do in Norway. Terje Isungset is a…

Not to steal Christopher Purdy's thunder (and who could, anyway?), but this story was impossible to resist. I'm certain he'll chime in. According to the…

When should a conductor not use a podium? When that conductor is over seven feet tall and well over 300 pounds! (Some podiums have a weight limit of 350…

As I was preparing for my program this morning, I noticed that Jon Nakamatsu was scheduled to play Chopin's Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise. As I…

One of the pleasures of my job is to keep an eye out for "rising stars."Â Right now I'm fascinated with Korean pianist Soyeon Lee. She's beautiful,…

Lemony Snicket is at it again, this time with a classical music mystery: The Composer is Dead. I shan't go into a huge explanation. Suffice it to say…

Not long ago I started a list of "small music" -- musical works that are unusually short, written for unusually sparse instrumentation and/or on themes…

Well, folks, I have now, officially, seen it all. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra held a three-hour concert for an audience of...plants. 100 different…