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Thursday Links
Gustavo Dudamel on 60 Minutes 17th Feb 2008 story | video
Operachic brings news of Lorin Maazel appearing on the Colbert Report Monday night. Unfortunately, the video link seems to be broken.
Scott @ Musical Perceptions brings us this delightful video collection of ways you can turn your iPhone into a musical instrument.
The CBC reports [...]
Why Arirang Made Me Cry
[also appears in Friday's Arts Blog @ The Guardian]
Watching the NY Phil play the Korean folksong Arirang at the end of their concert in Pyongyang, North Korea was profoundly moving. I first heard the encore on the CNN website before seeing the concert in full last night via PBS feed but the effect was the [...]
NYPhil in North Korea Liveblogging (For Reals This Time)
Ok folks, the listings have been checked and rechecked. Contact has been made with people at Channel Thirteen and it seems that the concert should be ready to stream after midnight tonight.
Everything is set. Allons-y!
0:00 The Channel 13 man has played fast and loose with the truth again. The video is [...]
DPRK & The NY Phil: The Game So Far
For those of you keeping score at home, here are the teams as of right now: (26th Feb, just after 11:30am)
On the Bad Idea Team, we have Terry Teachout and Norman Lebrehct and Greg Sandow weighing in with:
“What would you have thought if Franklin Roosevelt had encouraged the Philharmonic to accept an official invitation [...]
Maazel Hopes NY Phil Visit Will “Nudge Open The Door”
NY Phil conductor Lorin Maazel has an op-ed piece in today’s Wall Street Journal entitled simply “Why We’ll Play Pyongyang.” Miss Mussel’s first question was why the WSJ and not the NY Times, but then she remembered Terry Teachout’s WSJ piece published when news of the tour first broke. After re-reading, the handwringing seems [...]
