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?
posted by Janelle Gelfand at 2:23 PM
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at 2/11/2008 09:06:00 AM 
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at 2/11/2008 10:41:00 AM 
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Post a Comment*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.
I think we should fill a tuba bell with water... and see if anyone notices.
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