| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2012 UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall | Marin Alsop and Baltimore Symphony at Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley |
 Kym Thomson.jpg) Five years on from her historic appointment as the first woman to head a major American orchestra, Marin Alsop took to the stage of Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley Friday night with a swagger, leading the impressive Baltimore Symphony, the orchestra with whom she has made her mark as one of the world’s leading conductors. Currently on the West Coast for their first domestic tour of the United States, the evening’s performance was the first of a two-day residency with Cal Performances.
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| 8-Nov-2011 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh | Hebrides Ensemble: American Pioneers - Queen's Hall Edinburgh |
| American Pioneers, the latest Hebrides Ensemble programme, featured five U.S. composers in what musical director, William Conway described as "a slice" of contemporary music from that vast country. Minimalism, as one might expect, featured. Jennifer Higdon's Smash (2005) opened with what felt like a celebration of our obsession with speed. Scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, the piece - if not a textbook example of minimalism - was certainly economic and tightly argued. Read full review... | |
