Monthly Archives: July 2007

A picture is worth a thousand words. Moving pictures, millions? This Saturday at 2 p.m. on The MTT Files Michael Tilson Thomas explores virtuosity; violinist Jascha Heifetz’s in particular. It’s one thing to hear recordings, another to see the virtuoso … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Davidson resident, WDAV listener and Main Street Sessions musician Henry Lebedinsky for tackling Performance Today’s weekly quiz feature, The Piano Puzzler this past Wednesday! If you missed it when it aired, you can hear how he fared by … Continue reading →

The Executive Committee of the Charlotte Symphony Board of Directors has named Board Chair Richard J. Osborne as interim Executive Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO), effective July 24, 2007. Former Executive Director Richard L. Early will support the … Continue reading →

Within the last week there’s been both sad news and happy news from the world of American classical music. The sad news is also tinged with an element of shock. Earlier this week, tenor Jerry Hadley died in a hospital … Continue reading →

Watch George Gershwin play “I Got Rhythm“:

Here’s a sampling of what people are doing with recordings other than listening to them. You are looking at wall art made from two vinyl records. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Heat record(s) for one minute and you’ve got pliable … Continue reading →

This video clip sharing is such fun, how about another? Here’s legendary Danish pianist and entertainer Victor Borge’s visit with The Muppets. He performs Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 with Rowlf, the dog:

Presenting the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. Watch and listen as this unusual crew selects produce, prepares instruments and performs aural salad: