Energy of the Stage
The melodic spark of Mozart’s much-adored 40th and “Jupiter” Symphonies highlight the season finale, completing a valedictory arch with the 39th, heard the week before. Ms. O’Connor, an ASO favorite …
Read MoreHighly anticipated premieres, courtesy of Mr. Spano and Atlanta School of Composers stalwarts Michael Gandolfi (The Garden of Cosmic Speculation) and Jennifer Higdon (Blue Cathedral), who has written a concerto …
Read MoreHighly anticipated premieres, courtesy of Mr. Spano and Atlanta School of Composers stalwarts Michael Gandolfi (The Garden of Cosmic Speculation) and Jennifer Higdon (Blue Cathedral), who has written a concerto …
Read MoreStanley E. Romanstein was recently named the new president of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He will be replacing former president Allison Vulgamore, who held the position from 1993 to 2009; …
Read MoreThe Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) extended the contract of Principle Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles for an additional year, through the 2012 season. “The excitement and fulfillment of working with the …
Read MoreThe Verdi Requiem is a heartfelt religious expression imbued with dramatic vitality by a master composer of Italian opera. Often referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera, this wide-ranging masterpiece features …
Read MoreHeaven sent. Mr. Spano summons one of Mahler’s most unusual and stimulating works, a surpassing look at love from the standpoint of flowers, animals, humankind, and the angelic choir. The …
Read More“The Spano touch,” for which the Music Director and the ASO are justly held in high regard, delivers an unexpected combination: music from Osvaldo Golijov’s first soundtrack score for a …
Read MoreThibaudet’s athletic grace is a perfect match for the robust and energetic Piano Concerto by Khachaturian. Finlandia and the First Symphony by Sibelius, evoking windswept Scandinavian rocks and forests, make …
Read MoreThibaudet’s athletic grace is a perfect match for the robust and energetic Piano Concerto by Khachaturian. Finlandia and the First Symphony by Sibelius, evoking windswept Scandinavian rocks and forests, make …
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