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Comment on Photos from opening night of “The Marriage of Figaro” at Walt Disney Concert Hall (UPDATED May 20) by Dorothea Röschmann – an appreciation » Le Nozze di Figaro – Los Angeles Philharmonic review

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:58:38 +0000

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Comment on Andris Nelsons new BSO Music Director; initial press release tantalizingly incomplete by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:45:14 +0000

According to Alan Chapman on KUSC’s “Art’s Alive” program, the contract is for 5 years.

Comment on Andris Nelsons new BSO Music Director; initial press release tantalizingly incomplete by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:02 +0000

Thank you for sharing that info.

Comment on Andris Nelsons new BSO Music Director; initial press release tantalizingly incomplete by MarK

MarK — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:44:52 +0000

According to unofficial sources close to BSO, he is doing probably 9 weeks during his first season as MD (’14-’15) and at least 12 weeks annually thereafter. It looks to me about normal for major orchestras these days.

Comment on Questions and Answers with Harry Christophers, Artistic Director of the Handel and Haydn Society by Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society bring one of their namesake’s oratorios out of obscurity | All is Yar

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:14:34 +0000

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Comment on Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:33:49 +0000

Thanks for that important clarification. I’ll adjust accordingly.

Of course, it is still a different set-up than most orchestras, and there are a non-trivial number of works where there is an E-flat clarinet that doesn’t double as 2nd; in those, someone else in the section will play second.

Comment on Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair by MarK

MarK — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:21 +0000

Actually, Monica Kaenzig is the E-Flat AND Second Clarinetist, in that order, which means that when there is no E-Flat Clarinet in the score, she is always the one who plays the Second, unless of course she is not available for that particular concert for whatever reason.

Comment on Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:41:10 +0000

True — “someday” — but judging by her playing, it doesn’t necessarily have to be anytime soon. She still sounds awesome and shows no sign of slowing down. Truly amazing.

When she joined the orchestra, Ms. Zukovsky was 18 or 19 yrs old and still a student at USC.

Of course, assuming Mr. Hara is still playing in the orchestra whenever she does decide to step down, he certainly would be a leading candidate to take over the principal chair.

Comment on Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair by Lisa Hirsch

Lisa Hirsch — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:36:04 +0000

One more factor: Zukovsky will retire some day. I cannot find her age on line, but she joined the LAPO in 1961.

Comment on RIP Lorin Levee, LA Phil Principal Clarinet by Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair | All is Yar

Burt Hara wins LA Phil Associate Principal Clarinet chair | All is Yar — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:35:33 +0000

[...] but whenever it is, it’ll be interesting to see how he’ll be utilized. When the late Lorin Levee was sharing Principal Clarinet duties with Ms. Zukovsky, they pretty much spent equal time playing [...]