Peter Conover, Principal Librarian, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

2022 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Patrick Lo ◽  
Robert Sutherland ◽  
Wei-En Hsu ◽  
Russ Girsberger
Keyword(s):  
Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Anna Clyne The Seamstress, Barbican Hall, London; Anna Clyne This Lunar Beauty, Wigmore Hall, London

Tempo ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (277) ◽  
pp. 89-90
Author(s):  
Robert Stein
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Violin Concerto ◽  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

‘Old mythologies’ have been important for some time to Anna Clyne, and they come into play again in two of her most recent works: the violin concerto The Seamstress and her brief Auden setting, This Lunar Beauty, for soprano and ensemble. The young British composer (b. 1980) has for many years been a resident of New York; she studied with Julia Wolfe in Manhattan and since 2010 has been the composer in association with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

A MUSICAL AND PERSONAL COLLABORATION: DANIEL BARENBOIM TALKS ABOUT EDWARD SAID

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Edward Said ◽  
Intellectual Engagement ◽  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Close Friendship ◽  
Concert Pianist

Although we learn from his memoirs that Edward Said renounced his thoughts of a career as a concert pianist in his late teens, music remained a lifelong passion. For many years opera critic for The Nation and author of numerous articles on musical theory as well as a book, Musical Elaborations, he gave informal concerts until the last decade of his life and played until the very end. Said's intense intellectual engagement with music, and his particular interest in ““performance,”” laid the ground for his close friendship over more than a decade with Daniel Barenboim. Born in Argentina and raised in Israel, Barenboim is one of the leading concert pianists and conductors of the second half of the twentieth century. He is currently music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (since 1991) and of the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin (since 1992).

Alex Klein

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-176
Author(s):  
Michele Fiala
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Focal Dystonia ◽  
International Competition ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra ◽  
Artistic Director

Brazilian oboist Alex Klein won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra and first prize at the International Competition in Geneva, the New York International Oboe Competition, and the Fernand Gillet International Competition. From 1995 to 2004, Klein was principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position he left after struggles with focal dystonia. He is currently artistic director of the Santa Catarina Music Festival (“FEMUSC”) in Brazil, principal oboe of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada, and oboe instructor at DePaul University. In this interview, Klein talks about his start in music, his teaching, and the combination of solo and orchestral performing in his career. He describes his brand of “musical activism” and his mindset while playing. He offers ideas for developing technique and shares his difficulties with focal dystonia. Klein offers advice on the use of air and vibrato and shares memorable experiences.

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