Author: Richard Blumenthal

From Curtis Studio

Trio Zimbalist Enters the Scene with Heft and Gravitas

A new ensemble selecting repertoire for their debut release is an opportunity, a moment of freedom to set a tone for a group going forward. Trio Zimbalist, three Curtis alumniRead More

New from First Hand Records

Sarah Cahill’s The Future is Female Volume 1: In Nature.

Pianist Sarah Cahill is no stranger to tackling specific themes for her hefty piano-based output. With past projects revolving around piano music on the subject of peace (A Sweeter Music),Read More

Nashville Opera

Nashville Opera Kicks off its 2022 Season with ‘Favorite Son’

At the Noah Liff Opera Center, each time one enters, who knows what the stage and atmosphere will be. For the recent production of Marcus Hummon’s “Favorite Son,” an oldRead More

At Oz Arts Nashville

Puremovement in OZ

Oz Arts Nashville kicked off their 2021-2022 season with a residency in October from Rennie Harris’s Puremovement ensemble, an energized blend of street dance and hip hop choreography morphed intoRead More

An aTonalHits release

aTonal Hits ‘Movements’ — a wonderful listen for the coming wintry nights.

aTonal Hits is a small online team of Illya Filshtinskiy & Katha Zinn, and their prolific performing output shows them to be equally comfortable with Bach or Berg. While theRead More

A New Release from Orange Mountain Music

From the Intimacy of Quarantine, Simone Dinnerstein’s “A Character of Quiet”

The tumult of 2020 has brought trials and tribulations to all, but as people discover silver linings in enjoying more time at home or taking up a new hobby toRead More

Nashville Opera

A Nightmare at the Opera – Britten’s Turn of the Screw

“A male figure introduces a curious story written in faded ink, in a woman’s hand” – a dry and concrete assertion begins the synopsis of Britten’s Turn of the Screw,Read More