Recently, violinist Karen Gomyo returned to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e minor with The Phoenix Symphony. The Avery Fisher Grant recipient had a brief interview with K-Bach's Sterling Beeaff, and shared why she cherishes Mendelssohn's masterpiece.
Beginning Wednesday, January 29th, at 7:30pm, and running through Sunday, February 2, 2014, the historic Icehouse in downtown Phoenix will be transformed into the interior mindscape of the fictional composer, Bastian Bachmann: The Seven Layers of Bastian Bachmann. K-Bach’s Jane Hilton interviewed director Megan Weaver.
Friday, January 24, at 8pm, the Phoenix Chamber Music Society presents the Takács Quartet, one of the world’s great chamber music ensembles at the Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley. K-Bach’s Sterling Beeaff chats with first violinist Edward Dusinberre about his career with the quartet and the upcoming concert.
K-Bach’s Sterling Beeaff chats with conductor Keitaro Harada about his upcoming debut with the Arizona Pro Arte orchestra in a program called “ Across the Pond”, that features music by Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, and a world premiere by Irish composer, Christopher Norby.
The Phoenix Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor JoAnn Falletta welcome harpist Yolanda Kondonassis this week. The concert includes Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the familiar Rumanian Rhapsody by Georges Enesco and a concerto Ms. Kondonassis is touring with this season – the less familiar harp concerto by the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera. K-Bach's Sterling Beeaff sat down with Maestra Falletta to talk about the program.