A scene from Battleship Potemkin.By Greg StepanichRamón Tebar has worked with demanding sopranos, played as a soloist and chamber musician, and conducted orchestras in symphony, ballet and opera.But for the 30-year-old Spanish conductor, directing an orchestra as the accompaniment to a soundtrack is the hardest thing he's ever done."The main reason is that, as a conductor, I … [Read more...]
Music review: Delray Quartet makes another advance with fine Ravel
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), seen in 1912.By Greg StepanichIn presenting a fine performance of one of the supreme masterworks of the 20th-century literature, the Delray String Quartet on Saturday night showed it is an ensemble that continues to grow and deepen, and that its current multi-venue concert series has been more than beneficial for it.The quartet's second program of the … [Read more...]