We reported in December that the Venezuelan violinist, Gabriela Lara, concertmaster of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, was Klaus Mäkelä’s first hire at the Chicago Symphony.
It now turns out she is the first Latina in the orchestra.
What took them so long?
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Title page of the “Bassus Generalis” for one of the partbooks in which the Vespers were published in 1610 Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610; Solomon’s Knot; Wigmore HallReviewed 12 October 2024 A chance to hear Monteverdi’s […]
r Elgar The Kingdom, Op. 51 (1906). Francesca Chiejina (soprano); Dame Sarah Connolly (contralto); Benjamin Hulett (tenor); Ashley Riches (bass-baritone); Crouch End Festival Chorus; Hertfordshire Chorus; London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor). … […]
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