Finally, those mysterious new faces on the stage for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra have been revealed. Four musicians won auditions in September and have been added to the KSO roster.
Friends of Music and the Arts Announces 2016-17 Concerts
The Friends of Music and the Arts (FOMA), a program of Knoxville’s Episcopal Church of the Ascension, has announced its schedule of concerts for 2016-17. An obvious highlight of the season is a special ticketed event this month, a concert…
Review in brief: ‘Gabriel Lefkowitz and Friends’ offers a delicious ‘Trout’
Franz Schubert, at his best, gives the listener a feeling of euphoria, an ineffable sensation of joy that falls somewhere between contentment and exhilaration. Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” (Quintet in A Major, D. 667), heard last evening on the Knoxville Symphony…
Review: KSO Chamber Orchestra, “Mozart and Haydn”
In case there are any readers who haven’t noticed, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Series at the Bijou is right up there as my favorite music series in Knoxville. The reasons for this are pretty obvious. The clarity of…
This Weekend: KSO Chamber Orchestra Offers Mozart and Haydn
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Classics Series, “Mozart and Haydn” Conductor: James Fellenbaum • Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro • Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 with pianist Kevin Class •…
In Knoxville Mercury: Review of KSO’s Season Opener
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, I review last weekend’s concerts by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra that opened the 2016-17 season. The concert was the debut of the KSO’s new music director and conductor, Aram Demirjian, and featured works by Rachmaninoff…
This Week: KSO Will Open Season with ‘Russian Passion’
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents the Masterworks debut of its new music director and conductor, Aram Demirjian, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., September 15 and 16, at the Tennessee Theatre. The concert features two works by Russian composers,…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘Violet’
‘Violet’ — a musical by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley–opens the Clarence Brown Theatre’s 2016-17 season.
We’re Back! Pianist Eunsuk Jung and Colleagues Open UT Recital Season
It’s been a long, hot summer, but Arts Knoxville’s involuntary hiatus is now—thankfully—at an end. The University of Tennessee is back in session and the UT School of Music’s recital programs are warming up in the wings. The first faculty and guest artist recital of the season features pianist Eunsuk Jung and local colleagues in works by Glinka and Schubert.
Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz Leaving KSO After 2016-17 Season
It was probably inevitable–the career pressure on brilliantly talented classical musicians cannot be underestimated. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster, Gabriel Lefkowitz, has announced that he will be leaving the KSO for the comparable position with the Louisville Orchestra. While I’ll…
