Monday post — sheer delight

September 30, 2013 by Greg Sandow

Nothing complex this time. Just a joyful performance of the last movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, played live in 1982 by Itzhak Perlman, with David Zinman conducting the NY Philharmonic.

Watch the video. My little son watches it, and seems to love every minute. I certainly do!

How to write a press release

As a footnote to my posts on classical music publicists, and how they could do better, here's a post I did in 2005 -- wow, 11 years ago! -- about how to make press releases better. My examples may seem fanciful, but on the other hand, they're almost … [Read More...]

The future of classical music

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Timeline of the crisis

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Before the crisis

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Four keys to the future

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Age of the audience

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