Archive for September 2010 (13 posts)

Rhapsody in Black: Gautier Capuçon and Gabriela Montero

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Capucon and Montero. (c)Virgin Classics.

Tickets are now available for what promises to be an intensely romantic evening of music. Cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Gabriela Montero make up an exciting and photogenic musical partnership.  Born under the aegis of the legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, the Venezuelan protégée and the brilliant young French cellist are two of the most charismatic young performers today.

“We’re both passionate about Rachmaninoff, ” Montero says in an interview on her YouTube channel.  ”And the sonata! Every time we play it, it feels like we die and are reborn again.”

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 9 in the Coolidge Auditorium at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available for a nominal service charge from Ticketmaster. Reserve your seats here. Patrons who are unable to obtain tickets are encouraged to try for stand-by tickets on the evening of the concert starting at 6:30 pm.

RACHMANINOV: Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, op. 19
RACHMANINOV: Vocalise (arr. Capuçon / Montero)
RACHMANINOV: Var. 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (arr. Capuçon / Montero)
PROKOFIEV: Sonata for cello and piano in C Major, op. 119

Of Thee We Sing! Happy 112th, George!

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One hundred twelve years ago on September 26th, Jacob Gershwine entered the world (the family name morphed around the turn of the century from “Gershovitz”, to “Gershvin”, to “Gershwin”; “Gershwine” was likely just an alternate spelling of “Gershvin”). This boy, raised in New York City with his three siblings by Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, would grow …

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Elevator Music

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“We consider Music by Muzak a definite part of the modern office. It goes naturally with good lighting, soft colors and intelligent layout. After the installation of Muzak, our best estimates show that efficiency increased 5%.” –R.R. Harley, Assistant Treasurer, National Gypsum Co., Buffalo NY, in a 1965 Muzak brochure. On September 20, 1853, Elisha …

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On Sale Now!

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Tickets are  now available for the following concerts in the Coolidge Auditorium. All concerts are free but require tickets available from Ticketmaster. Click on the artist’s name below to reserve yours. Thursday, October 21 @8:00 pm Talich Quartet Masterworks performed by the second incarnation of one of the world’s finest quartets – the epitome of …

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Twelve-tone Candles

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Composer Arnold Schoenberg was born on this date in 1874. The Music Division is home to the Arnold Schoenberg Collection. Highlights of this collection include a correspondence between Schoenberg and his students Alban Berg and Anton Webern; a Wassily Kandinsky letter (Schoenberg exhibited his paintings with the Blue Rider group in 1912) that deals with …

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From Ella to Pocahontas

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Every other Friday, a new batch of photos from the William P. Gottlieb collection  is uploaded to Flickr. This week’s selection includes iconic photos of Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, and  portraits of jazz greats such as Errol Garner, Benny Goodman, and Lionel Hampton. But in addition to the well-known names are intriguing  portraits of  lesser- …

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Get Your Tickets Here!

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Same old songs on your iPod? Couldn’t get tickets for Lady Gaga? The Music Division has the solution for you. Tickets are now available for the first concerts in the 2010-2011 season at the Coolidge Auditorium. All concerts are free but require tickets available from Ticketmaster. Click on the artist’s name below to reserve tickets. …

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