Tag: 06.04.00

String quartets are volatile organisms. Both music and personalities are magnified in relationships between members. Is it a marriage? A partnership? There’s no place to hide in a magnified and distorted existence. – Chicago Tribune

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is one of the top competitions in the world. But last year the Clibun launched a second competition – one for older, amateur pianists. The level proved to be very high, and the second edition of the competition is about to get underway. – Dallas Morning News

“The list of the tenor’s accomplishments — as singer, conductor, opera Intendant (in Washington, D.C., and, starting this summer, in Los Angeles) and restaurateur — is unrivaled in today’s opera world; and for a vocalist who, officially, turns 60 this year, his longevity is nothing less than astonishing.” – San Francisco Examiner