Just got back from a quick tour of 3 German manufacturers; Bluthner, Steingraeber and Schimmel. I’ve been wanting to visit these makers (and others) and took advantage of my son’s school break and a (relatively) cheap fare from Delta to fly from JFK to Berlin, rent a car, and spend 4 days driving through cold, […]
Ramblings
Has it really been that long??
Hmm, blogging would be great if it wasn’t for that need to write consistently! I’m not by nature a natural writer and maybe this business doesn’t have enough intrigue to write daily, but come on…3 months!! Well, the good side is, I’ve got a lot to write about now!
Business conditions
As you may have read in an earlier post, I am no fan of that blow hard Lou Dobbs. Larry Kudlow, even though I see now he may not be the most objective student of the market, is more my kind of guy. Jim Cramer is also a good guy. Not always right, nobody is, […]
The nature of blogs…
I have already been criticized, of course not directly, by somebody who took offense at some of my language in a now-deleted post. This is despite this blog being somewhat buried on a private web site. If you might be offended by something somebody writes when expressing their personal opinions, then simply don’t read the […]
Conductors I have met.
No particular order… James Levine Leonard Bernstein Erich Leinsdorf Christoph von Dohnanyi Michael Tilson Thomas Daniel Barenboim Sir Colin Davis Leonard Slatkin Mistislav Rostropovich Raphael Fruhbeck de Burgos Neemi Jarvi
Musical Nourishment
Last night was my return to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I’ve heard James Levine conduct the Met Opera Orchestra, both in opera and in concert settings and have always been impressed. This was my first opportunity to see what he has been doing in Boston. I went to college in Boston and had a subscription to […]