Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet at the Samueli Theater
Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet at the Samueli Theater
Even a last-minute program change can’t dampen these sumptuous strings. Next up: UCLA.
Were it a car, the Guarneri String Quartet would be a 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III. Only so luxurious a touring vehicle can serve as an analogy to an ensemble with an ultra-plush, million-dollar tone. It has to be a tasteful Rolls, moreover, not some cream-colored, two-toned number, and one in perfect condition and utterly reliable even after 45 years on the road.
In Venezuela, learning as Dudamel did
Many regard El Sistema, or the System, as a model for music instruction and for helping the young develop into productive citizens.
The Don Bosco Communal Center looks much like any other social services agency building in any hardscrabble barrio anywhere in Latin America.
Medeski, Martin and Wood still going their own way
The improv devotees have changed the way they record, fleshing out new material in concerts rather than the rehearsal studio.
After 17 years, nine studio albums and countless tours, Medeski, Martin and Wood are, in a sense, a band without a country. And they couldn’t be happier.