maurice ravel

Six Most Interesting Facts About Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Even though Ravel’s music was innovative, he did not follow the trend towards atonality Schoenberg pioneered. But, rather, applied the aesthetic of the New French … Read more

female conductors

A Girl on the Podium: How Female Conductors are Breaking New Ground

These are words you do not expect to hear from a young, professional conductor in 2013. Yet, the minted maestro of the Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily … Read more