Teeth and feet in Prokofiev’s violin concerto 1
Some wonderful insights here into how soloist Natalia Lomeiko interprets the fairy-tale world of Prokofiev’s violin concerto no.1., from an excerpt of a conversation we had earlier this month.
Chromaticism in Cadogan hall
My challenge was to try and slip in a bossa nova next to Wagner’s Tristan Prelude in my presentation on chromaticism and its effects. It worked!
Zukerman and Arnie (no, not that Arnie)
I was back at the Cadogan Hall last week, this time as a presenter. The subject: ‘Transfigured Night’ by ‘Arnie’ Schoenberg, to be explained from the piano to 12-17 year olds after an interview with Pinchas Zukerman. Before I got to my opening question though, Maestro Zukerman was already in full flow, berating the assembled […]