The five remaining regular-season concerts are being rescheduled (with some change of program) to August and September, and 2020’s Summer at Orchestra Hall (formerly Sommerfest) will be postponed to 2021. The orchestra’s 2020-21 season is expected to open as usual in late September. – St. Paul Pioneer Press
Tag: 04.14.20
Cannes Finally Admits Film Festival Can’t Happen ‘In Its Original Form’
“But, in typical Cannes style, the festival did not close the door entirely. Instead of canceling outright, organizers said they are exploring contingencies to make ‘Cannes 2020 real, in a way or another’ and have begun discussions with members of the industry in France and abroad to do so.” (The Cannes Film Market, however, has made the decision to go virtual in June.) – The Hollywood Reporter
Is there room in the world for this clarinet trio? There’d better be.
Even with so many Beethoven 250th-birthday concerts being cancelled, the world needs to hear pieces of his that haven’t already been played a zillion times. This one is solid, perfectly engaging — and performed by musicians that are among the best out there, even if we’ve barely (yet) heard of them. – David Patrick Stearns
Ghost on the wall
In order to divert those of you who, like me, are staying home these days, I’ve been posting images from what a friend calls “the Teachout Museum.” The latest is of a 1990 lithograph by Joan Mitchell, an artist for whom my feelings have grown progressively stronger. – Terry Teachout
Iverson, Harrell And The Gershwins
For his recent collection Common Practice, pianist and composer Ethan Iverson has put together a quartet with bassist Ben Street, drummer Eric McPherson, and trupmeter Tom Harrell at a peak of imagination and inventiveness remarkable even by his high standards. – Doug Ramsey
After Two Weeks, Photographer Peter Beard Still Missing
The 82-year-old, suffering from dementia, was last seen on March 31, walking the grounds of his cliffside oceanfront property near the eastern tip of Long Island. – The New York Times
Avignon Festival, One Of Europe’s Largest Theatre Events, Cancelled
Organizers called off the festival, scheduled for July 3-23, within minutes of an announcement by France’s President Macron that, because of the COVID epidemic, it would be unsafe to hold major summer events until at least mid-July. – France 24