I still remember the first (and only) time I saw Mstislav Rostropovich live in concert. As an aspiring young cellist growing up in the Southeast, I didn’t have a lot of access to great performances. But I was willing to travel. It’s entirely possible that my cello teacher, James Stroud, and I once hopped a … Continue reading Slava’s Sarabande
“Fast is Good, Loud is Better”
They’re the cool kids of the chamber music scene. In fact, the last time I saw the Calder Quartet in concert they were performing with the indie band The Airborne Toxic Event at Walt Disney Concert Hall. That show opened with the Calders playing the second movement of the Ravel String Quartet to hundreds of … Continue reading “Fast is Good, Loud is Better”
Brian Lauritzen 