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John Williams Makes Movie Music Come Alive

Danny Groner | Posted 12.26.2011 | New York
Read More: Schindler's List, John Williams, Fiddler on the Roof, Avery Fisher Hall, E.T., Scent of a Woman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Lincoln Center, Music, Gil Shaham, New York News
Danny Groner

Great music in cinema is often most powerful when it's subtle and in the background. John Williams has made a career out of it, working with some of the best directors in Hollywood.

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Doings at Disney Hall: A Tale of Two Orchestras

Donna Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Disney Concert Hall, Dawn Upshaw, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Gil Shaham, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Rattle, Los Angeles News
Donna Perlmutter

There he was, Sir Simon Rattle, fronting the fabled Berlin Philharmonic. Disney Hall rocked. And swayed. And, yes, rolled. There's no orchestra like this one.

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Time for the Boulez Blimp?

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Itzhak Perlman, Pierre Boulez, Gil Shaham, Colorado Balloon, Balloon Boy, Classical Music, Record Labels, New York News
Albert Imperato

In the post-O.J. media age, the bar has been raised and us classical music promoters are going to have to jump a bit higher to get people's attention. Boluez Blimps. DiDonato Dirigibles.

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