From the nation’s leading orchestra of substitutes: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons Appoint Alexander Velinzon as New First Associate Concertmaster. A BSO Member Since 2000, Velinzon Has Been Associate Concertmaster Since 2015. Velinzon Will […]
John Adams’ City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles, with the composer himself calling it ‘an imaginary film score’, while Fearful Symmetries exemplifies his steamroller motor rhythms. The album […]
The outspoken pianist and composer Gabriela Montero, an unflinching opponent of the Venezuela militarist regime, has received the 2024 Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the Human Rights Foundation. Montero, 54, has exposed the […]