Note by note - Steinway pianos
on Nov 21, 2009 in steinway gheorghiu boston steinway "Make no compromise in quality" said Henry E. Steinway, the founder of Steinway&Sons.Since 1853, Steinway pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty, and investment value. Handcrafting each Steinway requires up to one ful...

Angela at 32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala
on Nov 19, 2009 in gheorghiu kennedy awards angela gheorghiu washington DC .The Kennedy Center Honors began in 1978, seven years after the living memorial to President Kennedy opened on the banks of the Potomac in the nation's capital. Since then, the kudos have taken on the aura of the country's highest tribute to artists.

Culture Minute by The Telegraph
on Nov 18, 2009 in telegraph gheorghiu angela gheorghiu fleming gheorghiu It's a Telegraph.co.uk video released sometimes between November 3rd and November 10th and the producer is obviously fan of another soprano. I didn't get the point for this. It's more like an unrequested piece of advice if any was needed after so man...

Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux
on Nov 17, 2009 in angela massenet gheoghiu video angela gheorghiu royal festival hall .Due to some travelling and lack of internet connection, this post comes with a delay of a few days. But it's better now than never, so here it is. It's one of the solo pieces during the first part of the concert at Royal Festival Hall in London on N...

Dear Santa... what do you think of Salzbug in August?
on Nov 13, 2009 in rolando anna salzburg gruberova norma salzburg festival kaufmann lied argerich maisky rolando villazon salzburg .I've been a good girl and I hope you'll read this. As there's not too much time left till Christmas, this is my first letter to you..The program for Salzburger Festspiele was published. I read it several times from beginning to end. A lot of blogs r...

3 photos from Royal Festival Hall concert
on Nov 12, 2009 in signing angela marius manea london gheorhgiu royal festival hall marin gheorghiu angela gheorghiu concert london rfh angela Thank you very much to Martine for allowing me to post the photos. Everybody will enjoy them as much as I do..They were taken during and after the concert, at the signing session...

Liceu is YouTube-ing
on Nov 12, 2009 in gheorghiu filianoti opera gheorghiu gheorghiu liceu l'elisir .Counting on the fact that everybody can have a bad evening and opinions reagarding performances are different most of the times, let's move on. As Dr Arizona Robbins says in the end of an episode of Grey's Anatomy (episode 8, season 6)Good dreams, g...

A game of 3 halves
on Nov 11, 2009 in royal festival hall london libiamo philharmonia marius manea angela gheorghiu granada concert ion marin I really hope this is the first and last time I read this kind of review regarding one of Angela's concert. First I thought it's a mean article. It isn't. The author simply describes what he saw there. You can read it HERE. It is written by Adam Swee...

The Independent strikes
on Nov 11, 2009 in philharmonia concert marius manea london london traviata angela gheorghiu royal festival hall angela gheorghiu concert london the independent review royal festival hall times online review .Auch... It hurts!.This is the second review of the concert that I found. Edward Seckerson is bitter, but tells the truth. He only gives 2 stars for this concert. Reading this article I realized that the other one was softer. These seem to be the wor...

Small changes in program for London concert
on Nov 9, 2009 in royal festival hall london philharmonia donizetti marius constantinescu angela gheorghiu verdi bizet puccini concert ion marin .There are some small changes in the program published on the Royal Festival Hall WEBSITE. The differences are marked in green both on new and old program. There are two pieces removed: Charles Gounod: Va! Je t'ai pardonne (Romeo et Juliette) and Fra...