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Classical Music
Janelle Gelfand on the classical music scene


Janelle's pen has taken her to Japan, China, Carnegie Hall, Europe (twice), East and West Coasts, and Florida. In fact, Janelle was the first Enquirer reporter to report from Europe via e-mail -- in 1995.

Janelle began writing for the Cincinnati Enquirer as a stringer in 1991 while writing a Ph.D. dissertation in musicology at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She joined the Enquirer staff in 1993.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she graduated from Stanford University, Janelle has lived in Cincinnati for more than 30 years. In her free time, this pianist plays chamber music with her circle of musical friends in Cincinnati.

She covers the Cincinnati Symphony, May Festival and Cincinnati Opera, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, chamber music ensembles, and as many recitals and events at CCM and NKU as possible.

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Ivan Fischer sighting

So, I was reading classical music blogs, and stumbled upon this conversation in the NY Times between Daniel Wakin and Ivan Fischer.

Fischer, music director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, is also former principal guest conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony. He talks about keeping his orchestra players happy since 1983, and innovative things they do to keep the audience happy.

(Fischer's band is performing this weekend as part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series.)

One of his ideas, drawing titles from a tuba bell to determine what the audience will hear, reminds me of something a reader, Cathie Brooks in Platteville, WI, sent me some time ago. She noted that the Madison Symphony had a new marketing strategy: let the audience vote for a symphony to be performed. They were given a choice (Beethoven Symphony No. 1, Schubert's Ninth, Brahms Symphony No. 1 or Corigliano's Symphony No. 1), they voted and the winning piece was performed.

What do you think of these ideas?


2 Comments:

at 2/11/2008 09:06:00 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for the note on Ivan Fischer, who of course passed through Cincinnati for a few years more than a decade ago. For me, more importantly--and more relevant for Cincinnati--was the full-page article in the New York Times yesterday on James Conlon and his work to revive the music of supressed composers. Great article about Maestro Conlon's great work in this area.

 
at 2/11/2008 10:41:00 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think we should fill a tuba bell with water... and see if anyone notices.

 
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