Järvitütar

Posted: Apr 6, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Maarika Järvi

The flute and Estonia seem to go together, especially with flutist Maarika Järvi on the scene. Like the rest of the musical Järvi family, including father Neeme and brothers Paavo and Kristjan, all famous conductors, Maarika is an active proponent of the music of her native country. - [Read more]

Cincinnati's Compleat Bassist

Posted: Mar 29, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Those who attend Cincinnati Symphony concerts know that principal bassist Owen Lee rocks (classically speaking). He is one of the most visible members of the orchestra, wielding his bass near the edge of the stage just behind the cello section. - [Read more]

Coming Together at City Hall

Posted: Mar 29, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Classical and hip-hop music would seem as far removed as you can get.
But don’t tell violinist “Kev Marcus” and violist “Wil-B” Kevin Marcus Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, both 25 – also known as “Black Violin.”

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"Top" Kids Tops

Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

“Once again, from the top,” might have been the introduction to Tuesday night’s taping of the popular NPR talent show at Music Hall. On its prior visit to the Queen City in 2003, “From the Top,” the weekly showcase young classical musicians hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley, drew the largest audience for a live recording in the show’s history. - [Read more]

CSO, Munoz Kick Off Fine Arts Fund Campaign

Posted: Feb 12, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Two-year-old Ainsley Cahill of Crescent Springs, Kentucky, was the first one to reach the stage to help unveil the 2007 Fine Arts Fund goal of $11,700,000 preceding a concert by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Sunday afternoon at Music Hall.
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Meet Tito Munoz

Posted: Feb 8, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Being Cincinnati Symphony assistant conductor means more than just “covering,” i.e. waiting in the wings, baton in hand, in case the scheduled conductor is unable to go on. It can lead to a big break, as when Leonard Bernstein stepped in with the New York Philharmonic at age 25. However, it can be as small as looking for a wrong note in a score. - [Read more]

Järvi Meets the May Festival Chorus, Discusses CSO's Future

Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM in: news_2007

Choral music is a natural for Paavo Järvi. The Cincinnati Symphony music director comes from a country with one of the richest choral traditions in the world, Estonia. He began singing in Estonian choirs at age 7. He won a Grammy in 2004 for Sibelius Cantatas with the Estonian National Orchestra, Estonian National Male Choir and Ellerhein Girls' Choir. It may come as a surprise, then, that he has not led a choral/orchestral work with the CSO. The omission will be corrected this weekend at Music Hall when Järvi leads the CSO and Cincinnati May Festival Chorus in Mozart's Mass in C Minor, "The Great."

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