“After a delay of six years and about a tenfold increase in costs, a new classical music performance space here is preparing to open its doors. The Elbphilharmonie, a glass-paneled building mounted atop a former warehouse, includes not just two concert halls but a four-star hotel, a restaurant and residential apartments.”
Tag: 10.26.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.26.16
A Star Turn for Giovanni di Paolo
Ever since I first saw Giovanni di Paolo’s The Creation and the Expulsion from the Paradise in the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, I’ve been a huge fan of the Sienese painter. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-10-26
Get a room!
Looking at an orchestra through the four frames, I don’t see any space designed for innovation, imagination and open questions. I don’t see anything like a workshop. What do I mean by ‘workshop’? I mean … read more
AJBlog: SongWorking
“Wichi-Tai-To” By Towner and Peacock
From his American Indian grandfather, tenor saxophonist Jim Pepper learned “Witchi-Tai-To,” a peyote healing chant of the Native American Church. It became a part of the repertoires of several bands including Oregon … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-26
[ssba_hide]
National Theatre Of Scotland Gets A New Director
“Jackie Wylie will be the first Scottish leader of the theatre, and follows the surprise departure of Laurie Sansom earlier this year after three years in the post. Wylie was previously artistic director and joint chief executive of the Arches in Glasgow. From 2008 until its closure in 2015 she transformed the theatre and clubbing complex into a hotbed of cultural activity.”
Buffalo Philharmonic Was Once As Down And Out As Its City – And Both Are Coming Back
“‘When I got here,’ [music director JoAnn Falletta said of the orchestra’s hall], ‘there was graffiti all over this, and the glass was broken.’ That was in the late 1990s, when many assumed that Buffalo and its orchestra were both pretty much finished. … Nearly two decades later, the orchestra has proved its viability – as has the city, slowly yet steadily improving its fortunes.”