I have vivid memories of listening to the bird calls in the trees on my daily walk home from grade school in Seattle, where I grew up. I would try and spot the singing bird, offering back my mimicked version of their song. I was thrilled when the bird sang back to me...
Mozart was an accomplished violinist, but in chamber music, he preferred to play viola, so he was intimately familiar with the resources of both instruments showcased in this sparkling work. Composed in 1779 in Salzburg, it calls for an orchestra of two oboes, two...
James Dargan is a polymath creative artist, athlete, polyglot, musician and writer, raised in the Deep South and–after a childhood spent at the Duke University String School and NC School of the Arts–educated in New and Old England. While at Boston...
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54 by Mana Tokuno I. Allegro affettuoso II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso III. Allegro vivace Schumann’s music has always resonated strongly with me, perhaps because of its impulsive, passionate, yet private...
Pianist Mana Tokuno has received widespread acclaim for her sensitive and insightful interpretations and her brilliant virtuosity. First Prize winner of the prestigious Competition Internationalé, she also received the Leo Sirota Award for Piano Solo Performance at...
