Month: January 2023

The MCR Interview:

Interview with Matthew Phelps of the Elliston Trio

This Wednesday February 1st, the Elliston Trio is performing a set of piano trio’s by Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This is a free concertRead More

From Nashville Opera

STUCK ELEVATOR: AN INNOVATIVE LOOK INTO THE STRUGGLES OF ASIAN-AMERICANS

Not many people know the true story of Ming Kuang Chen. In 2006, a Chinese immigrant living in the Bronx was sent to a high rise apartment building to deliverRead More

The MCR Interview

A Conversation with Anne Akiko Meyers

On behalf of the Music City Review (MCR), I had a chance to ask world-renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers (AAM) a few questions about her upcoming performance in Nashville. TheRead More

At the Nashville Symphony

The Chestnuts Have Their Day at the Schermerhorn

On Saturday, January 21, 2023 the Nashville Symphony gave a splendid performance of three chestnuts: Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s FourthRead More

Over in North Carolina:

Kwamé Ryan leads the Charlotte Symphony

On Saturday, January 14th the Charlotte Symphony, led by guest conductor Kwamé Ryan, presented a wonderful performance of Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, John Adams’ Short Ride in a FastRead More

Just in from Cleveland:

Welser-Möst Conducts Schubert – An Innovative Program by The Cleveland Orchestra

in·no·va·tion /ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n/ the action or process of innovating “Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization.” Classical music organizations have received criticism for mostly presenting performances of piecesRead More

The MCR Interview

A Preview of Nashville Symphony’s ‘Modern Masterpieces for Brass’ with Tubist Gilbert Long

The Nashville Symphony will present ‘Modern Masterpieces for Brass’ at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, March 8, 6:00 p.m., as part of the Chamber Music Series. This free event willRead More

The MCR Interview:

MaryGrace Bender and the Nashville Chamber Music Society

Benjamin Gates had a chance to chat with the new star on the Music City Horizon, the Nashville Chamber Music Society’s founder and director, MaryGrace Bender. The following is aRead More

Theatre Nohgaku at the Frist

It was a misty gray afternoon, not cold, but comforting, a stay-inside kind of day, the kind of day you commonly see in the Japanese countryside, the kind of dayRead More

From the Nashville Symphony:

Lisiecki and Melodic Bounty at the Schermerhorn

At the Nashville Symphony this past weekend, the audience was treated to a melodic bounty. Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances made a curious program.Read More