March 2010, No. 179

March 2010, No. 179

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Contents
$1M Gift Lifts Baltimore Orchestra Kids
'El Sistema: Music to Change Life,' DVD (EuroArts/Universal)
'Keeping Score' DVDs:Ives for the Holidays, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (SFS Media)
'Moravian Dances,' by Leos Janácek (Universal Edition, $24.95)
'String Quintet in Eb Major,' by Max Bruch (Henle/Hal Leonard, $48.90)
'The Early String Quartet, Volume 5: Gaetano Latilla, The Six String Quartets, Edited by Michael Talbot (Steglein Publishing, $80)
15 Tips on Creating a Musical Production
A Celtic Fiddle Paradise on the California Coast
Alleged Embezzlement at London Phil
Ambition, Talent Define the Career of Violinist, Violist, and Arranger Rob Moose
Apple Hill String Quartet Returns to Ireland
Aspen Mulls Its Financial Woes
BAM Classic Cello Case
Bashmet Teams with Ballet
Bassist Jack Cooke Passes Away
Bassist Named Instrumental Performer of the Year
Beethoven's Op. 70, No. 2, in E-flat Major, Is Trio Writing at Its Highest Level
Berklee Opens an American Roots-music Program
Bluetooth Bow Is a Wireless Mouse for Music
Bridge Aquila Electric Violin
Carolina Chocolate Drops Sweeten the Old-Time Fiddle Repertoire
Cho-Liang Lin Captures Delicacy of Zhou Long's Chamber Pieces
Cincinnati Symphony Receives Windfall Gift
Classic Gear: König & Meyer Classic Portable Music Stand
Cleveland Orchestra Appoints New Principal Cello
Collector Gerald Segelman Topic of New Book
Cuarteto Latinoamericano's Insight into the Villa-Lobos String-Quartet Cycle
Czech Roots on Display in Kocian Quartet's New CD
Double Bassist Edgar Meyer Keeps the Beat in Crossover CD
First-Place Winner Announced for 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
Get 'Klezzified,' an Eastern European Dance Tune for Quartet
How to Address a String Student's Injury
Jansen Spectrum Concert a Perfect Potpourri
Jason Price Buys Out Tarisio Partners
Kaplan Cello Strings
Laredo's Seminar Turns 40
Maya Beiser Embarks on Spanish Caravan
McMillen Instruments' Batt-O-Meter
Meadowmount School of Music: A New York State of Mind
Montreal Symphony Gets a Cremona
Music Videogame Incorporates Your Tastes
Musicologist H.C. Robbins Landon Dies
Mutti Taps Ma for Consultation
New Viola for Eastman Collection
North Carolina’s Brevard Music Center Seeks New CEO
Norwegian Violinist Is New Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Oberlin’s Baroque Performance Institute Offers Experimental Safe Haven
Parents Power Public Violin Program
Perlman, Ma, and Ax Team Up on Mendelssohn Piano Trios
Play Your Violin or Viola Like a Rhythm Guitarist
Premysl Otakar Spindlen Dies at 89
Proper String Height Maximizes Your Instrument's Sound
Quatuor Danel Disc a Tribute to Cellist Valentin Berlinsky
Quatuor Ebene Finds Perfect Balance in Musical Diversity
Quint’s Unquestionable Virtuosity
Remembering Ole Bull, a Towering Giant
Shedding New Light on Double Bass
Smithsonian Strad Study Nets Surprises
Sonia Wieder-Atherton’s Tribute to Slavic Composers
Southwest Chamber Music Ensemble Celebrates Hanoi's 1,000th Anniversary
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Appoints New Music Director
The City of London Sinfonia Appoints Stephen Layton
Tips on Taking European Workshops
Trio Settecent's Bouquet to German Baroque Composers
Violinist Ulrike-Anima Mathé Revives Reger's 'Hair-raising' Sonatas
Violist Karen Dreyfus High Point in Otherwise Uneven Mozart Recording
World’s Smallest Violin. No, Really!





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