Festival Focus: Beijing Guitar Duo
Selections from Austin Classical Guitar’s interview with Beijing Guitar Duo member Meng Su. What do you enjoy the most about performing? I really like performing, it’s part of my life, I mean it’s something I got really used to when I was a kid. And…
Beijing Guitar Duo
“You can speak different languages but play the same music… it’s a great way to connect people.” — Meng Su, Beijing Guitar Duo
The Melting Pot Spotlight: KASA Quartet
We spoke with this month’s featured artists KASA Quartet about their new Marvin Hamlisch project. Learn about their collaboration with the Hamlisch family to honor one of America’s most beloved and highly acclaimed composers, and about how the quartet interprets music from around the globe. KASA, the…
East Meets West Spotlight: Sandy Yamamoto
We spoke with this month’s featured artist Sandy Yamamoto about her years growing up as a violinist in a Japanese family. Learn how a rose inspired her career and where her musical side comes from in our interview. Sandy will be performing music by Debussy, Ravel, and…
It’s All Greek to Me Spotlight: Nora Karakousoglou
We recently spoke with this month’s featured cellist Nora Karakousoglou about her formative years in Athens. Learn about her family’s Greek holiday tradition and how it—and they—helped shape her musical life in our interview. Nora will be performing on January 18 and 19 at It’s All…
Nostrovia Spotlight: Misha Rachlevsky
Since 1991 Misha Rachlevsky has led the Russian String Orchestra in performances throughout Moscow and the globe. Learn about his early years in Moscow before becoming an internationally-acclaimed violinist and conductor (despite disliking practice!) in our recent interview. Where did you grow up, and how…
Beauty on Water Spotlight: Håkan Rosengren
From learning about rhythm in his village of 150 people, to performing as an acclaimed soloist across the globe, Håkan Rosengren’s career as a clarinetist has been shaped and strengthened by his musical upbringing in Sweden. At our season opener next weekend, Beauty on Water,…
Ardent Aries Spotlight: Michelle Schumann
In anticipation of our season finale next week, we chatted with Artistic Direction Michelle Schumann about how she identifies as a Cancer, the wonders of this Dal Segno season, and the Aries traits that make Bach, Haydn, and Rachmaninov so irresistible. Read the full interview, then see her…
Pisces Perception Artist Spotlight: Sara Sant’Ambrogio
Grammy award winner Sara Sant’Ambrogio joins Michelle Schumann next weekend for a Pisces-themed program of intuition and imagination. Read what this “very Gemini” cellist has to say about composers Chopin, Ravel, and Piazzolla in our latest interview, then see her perform at Pisces Perception on Saturday, March…
Age of Aquarius Artist Spotlight: Liz Cass
This season’s biggest chamber music party will be all the more unforgettable with this Austin “mover and shaker!” Born on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius, singer Liz Cass chatted with us about why she identifies with Mozart and about the magic of Schubert’s “Shepherd…