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Disaster in Japan

Posted: Saturday | 03.26.11

Japan’s Tragedy

Everyone knows about the horrible tragedy in Japan: Earthquake; Tsunami; Nuclear reactor damage; death, injury, and thousands of people are still missing.

Alan Gilbert is fairly new as the current conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He has taken over the leadership of an orchestra which, in the past was headed by such masters as Leonard Bernstein, Bruno Walter, and Gustav Mahler. Gilbert’s mother, who is Japanese, plays in the first violin section. Undoubtedly, the Gilbert family must have relatives in Japan…

Recently, the New York Philharmonic dedicated a concert to an expression of support with the people of Japan.

Here is the NY Philharmonic, conducted by Alan Gilbert in Toru Takemitsu’s “Requiem for String Orchestra”

Tags: Japan’s tragedy, alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Toru Takemitsu

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Hank Zauderer is a violinist and an artist. He regularly hosts an evening classical music program at NPR radio station KUSP in Santa Cruz, California. In the past he was a member of several symphony orchestras and chamber music groups. In particular, he loves the study of great composers and feels that music composition so often reflects the key events that took place in a composer's life.

Hank's taste includes the old Gregorian Chants and related religious works as well as music of the Baroque, Classical, and the Romantic period. Some of his favorites include Mahler, Edward Elgar, Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, and Benjamin Britten.