Visit the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s website

Read conductor Edward Gardner’s bio

Visit violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s website

Visit Cuban-born American composer Tania León’s website

Tania León: Raices (Origins) - Dmitri Shostakovich:Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

The Shostakovich Whisperer

Visit the Santa Barbara Symphony website

Read Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti’s bio

Read pianist Natasha Kislenko’s bio

Read oboe Lara Wickes’ bio

Visit actor Tim Bagley’s website

Read stage director Jonathan Fox’s bio

Read my review of the Mozart Marathon concert on Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Trouble with Marathons/Sunday, January 19, 2025

Stream or buy the album

Read pianist/composer Laurie Altman’s bio

Visit pianist Clipper Erickson’s website

Watch my interview and read my reviewof pianist Clipper Erickson’s 2 disc set Tableau, Tempest & Tango: Piano Music of David Finko, Richard Brodhead and Modest Mussorgsky

Watch my interview and read my review of pianist Clipper Erickson’s 2 disc set The Complete Piano Works of Nathaniel Dett

From Somewhere - Wisdom, Illusion, and the Subconscious

“I am not crazy; my reality is just different from yours.” - The Cheshire Cat

“The secret, Alice, is to surround yourself with people who make your heart smile. It’s then, that you’ll find Wonderland.”- The Mad Hatter