After 43 years as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, violinist Raymond Gniewek is retiring from the Met and will be giving his final concerts this weekend. – New York Times
Tag: 05.18.00
POP DADDY
Richard Hamilton, whose 1956 collage “Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So, So Appealing?” is considered by many to have signaled the birth of British pop art, is still at the top of his game – fascinated by all things modern and by his own paintings’ iconic status. “Perhaps that is why of all living British artists he is the one whose work gets the richest showing in the opening displays at Tate Modern.” – The Guardian
WILD ABOUT WILDE
There’s something of a revival of the plays of Oscar Wilde around the 100th anniversary of his death. They’re even making films of his lesser-known plays. What is it about his work that seems to interest us so much right now? – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
FAREWELL, MASTER
After 43 years as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, violinist Raymond Gniewek is retiring from the Met and will be giving his final concerts this weekend. – New York Times