Until recently, the Americans never used “brilliant” to mean “really good”, but they’ve adopted it with gusto, employing it in ways we never would.
Tag: 10.03.12
Violinist Nicola Benedetti Wins Top Classical Brit
Named BBC Young Musician of the Year at 16, Benedetti has released seven albums and is an outspoken critic of Britain’s celebrity culture. She practises for five hours each day and said recently: “I just don’t get why anyone would think of effort as a negative thing.”
Locked-Out Minnesota Orchestra Players Plan Concert Of Their Own
“With the first six weeks of the fall season canceled and the union locked out in a labor dispute, musicians said Tuesday they are negotiating to stage a concert [independent of management] on Oct. 19,” which would have been opening night of the season.
Main Sticking Point In Indianapolis Symphony Contract Talks Is Early Termination Clause
“The new offer made by the Indianapolis Symphony Society to the musicians has one main sticking point: a termination option available at the end of the third year of a five-year contract.” Management demands the provision in case its new, higher fundraising targets aren’t met.
What’s It Like To Dance For Akram Khan? Like ‘A Car Crash’
Company member Sade Alleyne: “Working with Akram is like experiencing a car crash in your own body, where you’re working your way through loads and loads of information. But he does everything with you so it doesn’t cross your mind that anything is impossible. Being in the studio with him is a real collaboration.”
San Antonio Symphony Settles On Musician’s Contract
“A contract with its musicians that would take the San Antonio Symphony into a new home – the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, which is under construction – has been reached. The three-year contract was ratified by orchestra members late Monday.”
Opera Australia’s Longtime CEO Steps Down
During his 16-year tenure, Adrian Collette “facilitated a merger with the troubled Victorian State Opera, [and saw] the company through the much decried departure of former music director Simone Young and, six years later, the sudden death of her successor, British conductor Richard Hickox.”