One of the many engaging features of Marble City Opera has been its willingness and…
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“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
KSO Wraps 2015-16 Season This Week with Wagner, Beethoven, and Theofanidis
The 2015-16 season for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra ends this week with concerts featuring works by Richard Wagner, Beethoven, and Theofanidis.
Review in the Knoxville Mercury: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Tosca’
You’ll find a review of Knoxville Opera’s production of Tosca in this week’s Knoxville Mercury, online here. No umbrella required.
Concert View: KSO Chamber Classics–Britten, Mozart, and Dvorak
The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestro James Fellenbaum performed works by Benjamin Britten, Mozart, and Dvořák on last Sunday’s Chamber Classics concert at the Bijou. Gabriel Lefkowitz was soloist in the Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3.
Sunday: Gabriel Lefkowitz Plays Mozart at the Bijou
This Sunday, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Series features Gabriel Lefkowitz as soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216. Conductor James Fellenbaum will also lead the Chamber Orchestra in two works for strings, Britten’s ‘Simple Symphony’ and Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for String Orchestra in E Major, Op. 22.
Review: Sensuous and Comic-UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Don Giovanni’
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
KSO This Week: Guest Conductor Steven Jarvi in Works of Dvorak and Elgar
This Thursday and Friday, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will be led by guest conductor Steven Jarvi in works by Adam Schoenberg, Antonín Dvořák, and Edward Elgar. Cellist Susie Yang will be the soloist in the Dvořák.
This Weekend: Scruffy City Orchestra and Trillium Piano Trio
This weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings, will see two recent entrants into Knoxville’s classical music scene in performance: the Scruffy City Orchestra and the piano trio, Trillium.
Big Ears Festival Impressions
I felt a rising tide in downtown Knoxville over the weekend. John Luther Adams’ orchestral…
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury: KSO Review ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, read my review of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s concert ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ with guest conductor Jacomo Rafael Bairos and violinist Elena Urioste.
