Interesting Times, no. 4: Mysteries of the Macabre, Part 2
In this mini-series of articles written for the Ligeti Transylvanian festival on a program about war, death, destruction, and transformation in classical music, I explored works by Stravinsky, Crumb, Daugherty, and Ligeti. This is the second installation, which features Crumb's Black Angels. George Crumb (b. 1929) wrote his arresting Black Angels, Thirteen…
Interesting Times, no. 3: Mysteries of the Macabre, Part 1
In this mini-series of articles written for the Ligeti Transylvanian festival on a program about war, death, destruction, and transformation in classical music, I explored works by Stravinsky, Crumb, Daugherty, and Ligeti. This is the first installation, which features Stravinsky's A Soldier's Tale. The Future will be the child of…
Interesting Times, no. 2: Calling Out «Motivational Speakers»
Or, How AI understands the importance of Gardeners As a classical music conductor, teacher, and occasional speaker, I want to talk about « the greatest motivational speakers ». Which is ironic, since that’s what they do to us, and make an incredibly good living doing it. So I want to turn the…
JURY: La Maestra International Conducting Competition
I am so honored to be a jury member of the La Maestra international conducting competition at the Paris Philharmonic, and can't wait to discover the talents of the candidates! A UNIQUE COLLABORATION The Philharmonie de Paris and Paris Mozart Orchestra are delighted to announce the 1st edition of their…
MEDIA: ADA Artists Feature, Part I
COVID Journeys, part 1: Travelling from Cluj-Napoca, RO to France and confirming my presence as a jury member of the La Maestra Conducting Competition at the Philharmonie de Paris ! https://youtu.be/EGCpD89rEOs
TOA Summer Academy: Celebrating Its 1-Year Anniversary!
1 Year anniversary of the TOA Summer Academy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania! Here's what we do to mentor young talents in the heart of Transylvania. I can't believe it's already been 1 year! Thank you to the Academia de Muzică „Gheorghe Dima” din Cluj-Napoca for hosting this beautiful project, the TOA -- Transylvanian Opera…