Mozart, unlike Berlioz, wasn’t given to obsessive self-editing or utter obliteration of his own early efforts. He simply churned them out, like the genius he was, and moved on to the next masterpiece. But of his more than 600 known compositions, it would be a...
“After this second trial I could not help seeing how little my Mass was worth; so, having extracted the Resurrexit, with which I was quite pleased, I burnt the rest.” –Hector Berlioz, Mémoires (tr. David Cairns) The perfectionist young Berlioz used...
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...
Womsikuk “Kuk” James (baritone/bass), 17, is from Lexington, Massachusetts. He is a junior at the Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay in Belmont, MA and studies voice with Clara Sandler at the New England Conservatory of Music. In addition to performing with the...
