Composer Mario Davidovsky remembered in rural Vermont

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 27 Juli 2020

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: YellowBarn, Putney, am 23 Juli 2020

Davidovsky, Synchronisms

Seth Knopp, Klavier

Lizzie Burns, Kontrabass

Yasmina Spiegelberg, Klarinette

Coleman Itzkoff, Cello

Alice Ivy-Pemberton, Violine

Susan Narucki, Sopran

Tunes for the Moon at Vermont's Yellow Barn

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th July

On the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, the musicians of Yellow Barn played a wide-ranging program of works inspired by the night sky.

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Dallas JFK tribute

Bachtrack reviewer, 23rd November

Silence spoke volumes in this tribute to John F. Kennedy at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, which contained pieces by Messiaen, Steven Mackey and John Cage.

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How to Fall Apart: AMOC tackles climate change through dance

Erin Bomboy, 10th February

Combining musicians and dancers on stage, American Modern Opera Company’s How to Fall Apart filters the bombast of dramatic opera through the esoterica of downtown dance.

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Tunes for the Moon at Vermont's Yellow Barn

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th July

On the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, the musicians of Yellow Barn played a wide-ranging program of works inspired by the night sky.

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Full-fat Four Seasons from Richard Egarr and the LPO

Roy Westbrook, 22nd January

Two works by African American composers accompanied this 18th century music, now globally the most famous we have, which virtually disappeared until the middle of the last century.

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Lucas Debargue beim Zürcher Kammerorchester: ein Pianist mit Zukunft

Thomas Schacher, 21st April

Seit dem „Skandal“ um seinen vierten Platz beim Tschaikowsky-Wettbewerb im Jahr 2015 geht die Karriere des französischen Pianisten steil aufwärts. In Zürich präsentiert er sich mit seinem Lieblingskomponisten Miłosz Magin.

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.