Tag: Leoš Janáček
'German Opera Director Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Known for Janáček Stagings, Dead at 76
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'WATCH: 'Béla Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto' Documentary with Nashville Symphony
Béla Fleck's thrilling new documentary film, Béla Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto, follows that instrument's trailblazer (and, lest we forget, 15-time GRAMMY winner) through one of his most challenging musical journeys--down deep into the heart of the symphony orchestra. And Classicalites will be equally thrilled to know the doc is now available on iTunes. -
'81 Can Wait: James Inverne's Tribute to Maestro Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)
They were the words all music-lovers hoped never to hear, though they knew the day was inevitable. Claudio Abbado has passed away. He defied the odds to live a full decade beyond an illness that had looked likely to kill him. In that time, he gave us performance after performance of stunning brilliance.