When there’s an opportunity to hear the concertmaster and principal oboe as a duo, standing mere feet from one another instead of sitting myriad yards apart, it is, indeed, a rare treat. Knoxville audiences will have that opportunity on April 3 and 4 at the Concertmaster Series, where KSO Concertmaster William Shaub and KSO Principal Oboe Claire Chenette will present J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060R.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Announces 2024-2025 Season
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Aram Demirjian, has recently announced the program lineups and dates for its 2024-25 season for each of its five main series. Season subscriptions are on sale to current subscribers who want to…
Review: KSO and Guests Deliver Sweeping Scale and Delicious Details in Dvořák and Tchaikovsky
March has been Guest Conductor and Cello month for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. For this weekend’s Masterworks concerts, Conductor Vinay Parameswaran and cellist Tommy Mesa joined the KSO for works by Dvořák (‘Silent Woods’ and Symphony No. 8) and Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations).
Spotlight: KSO and Guest Conductor Vinay Parameswaran This Week
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concerts this week feature guest conductor Vinay Parameswaran and cello soloist Thomas Mesa. The program includes Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
Review: KSO and Violinist Geneva Lewis Present a Detailed and Subtle Beethoven
There are some concert program combinations that are simply too intriguing to pass up, for any number of reasons. Maestro Aram Demirjian and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra unlocked one of those combinations this past weekend, cutting an enjoyable swath through music history from early Romanticism through turn-of-the-century Impressionism, then finally introducing a compelling new work by a living American composer.
Next for the KSO — Geneva Lewis: Tennis Champ Turned Violin Star
In a tennis family where Lewis’ two brothers were also pros, it’s not surprising that daughter Geneva Lewis would excel at the sport. What is surprising is that she replaced her racket for a violin. And her career rise in the classical music world has been no less stunning than that of her father’s in the sports arena.
A Musical Balancing Act: Studying, Performing, and Listening
It’s both heartening and heartbreaking that our music schools and conservatories are filled to the brim with arguably the most talented generation of music students yet. Heartening that so many understand and value a solid arts education. Heartbreaking that so few will be able to have a career in this field.
Review: KSO Concertmaster Series Looks at the Legacy of Violinist Jascha Heifetz
In the second Concertmaster Series outing of the 2023-24 season at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster William Shaub and his KSO colleagues chose to make the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz the connecting force for their recital.
Review: KSO’s Present and Future Meet in a Celebration of Musicianship and the Mahler Fourth
The title given to this weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concerts was “The Heavenly Life: Mahler Symphony No. 4.” A less poetic, but perhaps equally accurate title might have been “Musicianship: Now and in the Future.”
KSO This Week: Why William Shaub Needs Two Violins for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4
BY DIANA SALESKY William Shaub plays on one of the finest violins in the world – an 1865 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. When he takes the stage of the Tennessee Theatre on January 25-26 as Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra,…