When solar winds convey charged particles from the sun, they collide with gasses in the Earth’s atmosphere and create a natural wonder, the Aurora Borealis. These dancing lights in the sky, milky-white apparitions sometimes tinged with hues of pink or green, are usually reserved for the pleasure of people in Scandinavia. Yet, every once in…
If Finnish composer Jean Sibelius were alive today you might find him perusing the self-help section at Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, a massive bookstore in Helsinki designed by the famous architect Alvar Aalto. Plagued by depression, insecurity and alcoholism, the composer left letters and diary entries that reveal his inner struggles. He was a contemporary of Wolf,…
The theme last night of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert of Bernstein and Beethoven was universal brotherhood. This sense of brotherhood was expressed very differently by the two masters: Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” was a humble stillness, whereas Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was a cry of universal joy. Despite the sometimes heroic efforts of the ensembles…
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will conclude its two-year celebration of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Leonard Bernstein and mark the centennial of the end of World War I in the upcoming 2018–19 season. The orchestra will also record an album commissioned by the ASO. The upcoming season, announced today by the ASO, will…
On Thursday evening the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performed an all-French concert of music by Berlioz, Ravel and Debussy at Symphony Hall, led by Danish guest conductor Thomas Søndergård and featuring French guest piano soloist Alexandre Tharaud. The program will be repeated on Saturday evening at Symphony Hall. Thursday’s concert was preceded by the ASO’s fourth…
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