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GARY KULESHA: THE COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR, PIANIST, EDUCATOR, AND MENTOR TO MANY YOUNGER ARTISTS EXPLAINS, “ART EXTERNALIZES THE CONFUSING AND UNINTELLIGIBLE IN OUR SOULS AND ALLOWS US TO EXAMINE IT. IT ORGANIZES A MINDLESSLY VIOLENT AND CHAOTIC UNIVERSE INTO A HUMAN-SIZED MICROCOSM.” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 20, 2018 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? GARY KULESHA: Gary Kulesha is a composer, conductor, pianist, and educator who has … Continue reading →

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INGRID FLITER: ACCLAIMED ARGENTINIAN PIANIST, WHO JOINS TORONTO SYMPHONY JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 2 FOR FALLA’S NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN, EXPLAINS “I’VE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE LOVE OF PAINTING AND I NEVER EXPECTED IT COULD UNFOLD SUCH A WONDERFUL WORLD IN FRONT OF ME” …. A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 22, 2018 by strecker

Construction 1: Painting by Ingrid Fliter JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? INGRID FLITER: That thanks to art I … Continue reading →

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ABIGAIL RICHARDSON-SCHULTE: AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE OF THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC DECLARES “WHAT CONCERNS ME IS POP CULTURE REPLACING THE ARTS AS CULTURE, THE DECLINE OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, AND THE AGING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AUDIENCES…A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 11, 2017 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? ABIGAIL RICHARDSON-SCHULTE: Abigail Richardson-Schulte is a Canadian composer of orchestral music, chamber music … Continue reading →

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JAMES EHNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ACCLAIMED VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST DUE TO APPEAR WITH THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ON JUNE 9, 10, 11

Posted on June 6, 2016 by strecker

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega James Strecker: You are certainly a presence as a musical figure in the media. Your concerts, recitals, and recordings are frequently reviewed and you often participate in detailed and probing interviews and presentations. Does your existence as … Continue reading →

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BRETT DEAN: THREE MAJOR WORKS BY THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER, VIOLIST AND CONDUCTOR ARE FEATURED AT THE TORONTO SYMPHONY’S 2016 NEW CREATIONS FESTIVAL. HERE HE DISCUSSES EACH WORK AND HIS CREATIVE LIFE.

Posted on March 3, 2016 by strecker

Photo by Pawel Kopczynski James Strecker: The Toronto Symphony’s New Creations Festival this year features your Viola Concerto, your Trumpet Concerto, and a suite of excerpts from your 2010 opera Bliss. I’d like to give our readers the special privilege … Continue reading →

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