MartinFeb 6, 20232 min readWhy play Russian music now? My first concerts of 2023 were with the Rogue Valley Symphony, featuring Borodin's Symphony No. 2, "Heroic," and Shostakovich's Violin...
MartinOct 9, 20227 min readAmerican Orchestras Are More Open To ExperimentationTranslation of a chat with Hudobný život (Musical Life), published in its 7-8, 2022 issue. Photo: Chelsea Majkut Andrea Serečinová: As we...
MartinMar 28, 20221 min readA Concert Day to Remember March 27, 2022 was a day to remember: when the full auditorium greeted the full orchestra once again. We opened the concert with the...
MartinMar 14, 20226 min readCurtain Call: Interview for Ashland TidingsMarch 14, 2022 A list of twenty-five questions arrived. Some of them prodded me to go a bit deeper into what a conductor does. Hopefully,...