Video of the Day – How to Play the Didgeridoo
Ever heard of a didgeridoo? It is a traditional instrument of the aboriginal people of northern Australia. It is little known outside Australia and many…
Paul E. Robinson
Paul E. Robinson
Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
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Video of the Day – Jansen and Gergiev Play Szymanowski
Valery Gergiev recently wowed audiences in Montreal and Toronto with his Mariinsky Orchestra. He is also music director of the London Symphony. With the LSO…
Video of the Day – Vanska Resigns From the Minnesota Orchestra
The battle between management and musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra has gone on so long that music director Osmo Vanska has resigned. I don’t blame…
Video of the Day – Tom and Jerry at the Proms
The Proms are over for another year and it is time once again to tip our hats to the BBC: this is perhaps the world’s…
Video of the Day – Gergiev Conducts Tchaikovsky
For years now the busiest conductor in the world has been Valery Gergiev. And he still is. He is currently conducting a run of performances…
Video of the Day – Berlin Philharmonic Horn Section Plays Bruckner
The symphonies of Bruckner are a challenge for any orchestra, especially for the horn section. In several of the later symphonies four of the horn…
Video of the Day – Lotfi Mansouri: In Memoriam
Lotfi Mansouri was the right man at the right time for the Canadian Opera Company. He was the man who made the organization a major…
Video of the Day – Lisiecki Plays Chopin at Verbier Festival 2013
The summer music festivals are drawing to a close for another year. Among the highlights was this performance by Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki from the…
Video of the Day – Joshua Bell & the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
The legendary chamber orchestra the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields made a surprising choice recently when it chose Joshua Bell to be its…
Video of the Day – Thielemann and the Dresden Staatskapelle
Last fall Christian Thielemann began his tenure as chief conductor of the legendary Dresden Staatskapelle, one of the world’s oldest and finest orchestras. Great things…
