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We return to Carnegie Hall!

When we last played at Carnegie Hall, in 2008, Allan Kozinn wrote in the New York Times that the ensemble “is now in another league… [The performance was] “virtuosic, polished and played largely from memory.” We return to Carnegie’s Zankel Hall next Monday to present a motley concert highlighting the kaleidoscopic diversity of recent classical [...]

Most Audacious Itinerary Ever

Keep us is your hearts and prayers… eighth blackbird Chamber Music Society of Louisville (Louisville KY) | 15 November 2009 SUN 15 Nov FLIGHT 8:03a Lv Chicago (ORD) – United 5992 10:20a Ar Louisville (SDF) TRANSFER You will be met by three drivers at the airport University of Louisville – School of Music Louisville, KY [...]

Colburn Collaboration, Café, Crotchets and Coffee

It’s a beautifully sunny day in downtown Los Angeles.  The birds are singing, a cool breeze blows through my window as I sip my morning coffee (Peet’s, to be sure) and gaze out from the penthouse guest suites at the Colburn School at the resplendent Disney Concert Hall. In a few minutes, I’ll head down [...]