August 24, 2022
In June of this year, Sam Weiser was one of 24 violinists auditioning for a spot with the orchestra. Fast forward three months and after winning the Assistant Concertmaster position, Sam finds himself fast-tracked for the top job for season opener INTERSECTIONS, as Concertmaster Jennifer Cho sits it out due to a scheduling conflict. We
August 10, 2022
Zoltan Kodály (1882–1967) Dances of Galánta (1933) If Zoltan Kodály ever resented his chronic second-banana status to friend and colleague Béla Bartók, he never let on. But it must have rankled. Bartók biographies invariably describe how, in his salad days, he traipsed through the backwaters of Eastern Europe, Edison cylinder recorder in tow, in search
August 9, 2022
Inbal Segev on YouTube Musings, Adding Virtuosity, and an Unexpected Connection to Resident Composer Viet Cuong. We last saw you in Walnut Creek in May 2017, in the days before this blog existed. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I am very much looking forward to returning to play with the California Symphony!