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On Edibles at the Colorado Symphony Orchestra's 'Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series' Red Rocks Concert
EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Bell on HBO YoungArts Masterclass & Mendelssohn Octet; Washington Metro Reprise & Bach Concertos
With his Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority mulligan miles behind him, Joshua Bell is Skyping with me from his suite at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai. As per usual when talking to the press, the world's greatest living violinist is in between rehearsals. Yes, Bell has traveled to the United Arab Emirates to perform Felix Mendelssohn's 'Violin Concerto' in E minor, Op. 64 at the Royal Opera House Muscat with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields--the storied British band, founded by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958, that Bell remains the only American to have led as both music director and conductor. The Bob Dylan of Russia: Boris Grebenshikov, Aquarium Sing Out Against Their Russian Overlords But Not Without Consequence
A truly phenomenal talent, Boris Grebenshikov has helped pave the way for Russian rockers, practically coining the phrase himself. Noted as "The Bob Dylan of Russia," Grebenshikov and his band Aquarium has escaped the clutches of the Russian government with his valiant protest songs and literary excellence.
