‘Whoops of pleasure’…
Set in the crown of a Magyar evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall on January 18, 2013, a radiant, commanding Midori (www.gotomidori.com) and the Los Angeles Philharmonic swept aside…
Laurence Vittes
Another Show, Another Closing
Lark aka Larisa Pilinsky has done it again. With her magic wand, and the help of an amazing team of friends and supporters, she threw a vibrant reception Saturday afternoon…
Rock ‘n Roll
Editor’s note: “Rock ‘n roll” was written by Aljaž Zupančič in a prose review style dedicated to Laurence Vittes that surrounds the Maribor Festival 2011, Boundless Creativity and Song project No. 2, with…
He would have loved this one
One concert from the 65th annual Ojai Festival earlier this month, celebrating the reopening of Libbey Bowl, also celebrated, as each successive Festival does, founder Lawrence Morton’s commitment to preserving…
More Springtime, Mostly Baroque
Bach & Schnittke, Maria Alikhanova (flute) and Dmitri Bulgavo (oboe), Chamber Orchestra Kremlin conducted by Misha Rachlevsky, Quartz CD QTZ 2083. If you’ve got an open mind, and would…
Freshness of springtime sounds
    There has been a continuing spate of superb early music recordings this spring. As always, this is a rich and competitive genre with long term growth potential. Among the…
Critic’s Classical Choices
(THE VITTES REPORT) – It is hard to find an authentically “German” performance of Brahms at his most epic, tragic and dramatic, and it is these qualities alone which…
‘Sound makers’ put on notice
(PNAN-CA) – In 1994, LarkGallery Online (LGO) established its platform to serve the talents of both emerging and established artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. They have not steered from…