Musical Bridges Around the World and the San Antonio Chamber Music Society join in the Alamo City’s Brahms festival. by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs published Tuesday, January 22, 2013 San Antonio — San Antonio is forward-thinking in its support of the arts. The folks at performing arts organizations actually speak to each other and plan citywide festivals. Imagine that. Right now, there is a major Brahms festival going on and everyone, from the chamber music groups to the symphony, is involved. On Sunday, two groups, Musical Bridges Around the World and the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, joined forces to present a fascinating salon...
Masterclass Clowns (Video): Igudesman And Joo Stop In San Antonio
They have had over 14 million views on YouTube, John Malkovitch has appeared on stage and film with them, and Maestro Bernard Haitink loves them. Igudesman and Joo have been performing since they met in music school. “We call ourselves more eclectic: many different styles that don’t seem to fit together. Somehow fabulously do fit together, and at the same time, combined with theater and comedy, it’s a special combination.” Read/Listen to Full...
Past Event: January 20, 2013: “Brahms”
Musical Bridges sponsored the performance of these musicians as a part of the San Antonio Brahms Festival and as a fundraiser for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society Gary Levinson on violin, Baya Kakouberi on piano, and Jeff Garza on horn, help us honor Brahms as part of the citywide Brahms Festival. Brahms Violin Sonata op.108, No.2 Gary Levinson, violin and Baya Kakouberi, piano Brahms Trio in E Flat Major, op.40 for Piano, Violin and Horn For more information, please contact Anya...
РАССЛАБЬТЕСЬ: ЭТО КЛАССИКА
The following article appeared in “Our Texas” a Texas-based Russian-language newspaper. Классическая музыка не всегда была таким серьёзным делом для избранных. Это сейчас на концертах все должны сидеть напряжённые, звуков не издавать, не шевелиться. А раньше взаимоотношения между музыкантом и публикой были гораздо более открытыми. Ференц Лист, например, мог запросто выпить со зрителями или кинуть перчатки в зал, Николо Паганини и другие известные скрипачи часто демонстрировали различные трюки со своими инструментами. Но затем что-то произошло в конце 19 – начале 20 века, и классическая музыка превратилась в закрытый...
Igudesman and Joo Interview
Little Nightmare Music performers, Igudesman and Joo will be interviewed by John Clare on KPAC, Texas Public Radio, 88.3 F on Thursday, January 17 at 1:00 PM. Click here to listen to the...
Musical Bridges Latest Board Members
Musical Bridges Around the World is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board Members, Reema Shroff, JD and Sujata Venkateswar, CPA. Please join us in welcoming them. Reema Shroff, JD Ms. Shroff holds a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, School of Law and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity University with a bachelors of arts in business administration. Ms. Shroff currently serves as a research consultant for several large physician practices and provides marketing, financial and legal services to strengthen their clinical research operations. Previously, Ms. Shroff managed clinical contracting and outsourcing at...
Music And Education Are Bridged
On December 3 and 4. Musical Bridges did just that in the elementary schools of New Braunfels. Bridging music with education was done very effectively by the famous Spanish musician Cristina Pato. She showed how to link education to music through her talent with bagpipes, singing and dancing. The students were very much involved in the process of bridging the music and education. The students were given knowledge using the Spanish flag, map of Spain and various instruments that created wonderful Spanish music. Cristina of Silk Road Project with Yo-Yo Ma, was backed-up by Victor Prieto with his accordion and John Hadfield’s...