Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, and Shulamit Ran each occupy very different musical worlds. Yet the three works on this program share a fascination with the natural world as a catalyst...
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By 1918 Sergei Prokofiev was well known as a brilliant virtuoso whose bold compositions earned him prominence in St. Petersburg and Moscow. But with Russia torn apart by revolution and...
The years between Sergei Prokofiev’s 1914 graduation from conservatory and his May 1918 departure from his native land in search of artistic success constitute a time of creative expansion and...
What sort of composer declares that a stylistic break and an artistic leap forward happened at the tender age of 16? That was Sergei Prokofiev, born April 27, 1891, whose...
Before Django Reinhardt, the guitar served primarily as a rhythm and accompaniment instrument in jazz and popular music. In the 1930s, Reinhardt dramatically reshaped its role as a lead instrument....
“People often ask me, what are the sources of inspiration? And I say all of life is inspiration. Like beauty, it is in the eye of the beholder. They can...
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