Do toreadors and opera singers have anything in common? Perhaps. Both require training to expand…
Music
“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Depth Becomes Her in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Carmen’
Knoxville Opera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen Conductor and musical director: Brian Salesky; Stage director: Chuck…
Review: Guest Conductor Lawrence Loh and the KSO Sculpt A Dynamic Masterpiece
There was a time—only a few years ago—that the booking and announcement of a guest…
Saturday: Knoxville Opera Goes To Church
One of the more uplifting blendings of musical genres one is apt to ever encounter in…
Pianist Ching-Yun Hu Opens 2015 YPS on Sunday
For their 35th season, the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series has finally returned to Knoxville.…
KSO This Week: Tchaikovsky Symphony #4, Shostakovich, Berlioz
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Lawrence Loh, guest conductor Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Opus 9 Shostakovich: Concerto…
Review: KSO Concertmaster Series Shows Off Its New Friends
This week’s installment of the KSO’s Concertmaster Series of chamber music—Gabriel Lefkowitz and Friends—showed off…
Review: KSO’s ‘Orchestra Soloists’ a Delight
Principal bassoon Aaron Apaza and principal trumpet Phillip Chase Hawkins have both been with the…