Interlude Newsletter
 

In tune:
Hope or
White Elephant?

Artist of the Month:
Jean-Frederic
Neuburger

In person:
The ECO
Music Cruise

 
Zoey's comments
about China's
prolific arts venues
One of the rising stars
in Festivals and
major concert halls
Experienced by
Adrienne, the youngest
passenger on board

 


Festival de Música de Canarias

Atop scenic beaches, the Canary Islands' attraction also lies on its rich cultural heritage and long history in classical music. The European musical influence since the 19th centuries has become the origin of this festival. Established in 1985, it aims to create a significant musical tradition… read more

Date: January 7 to February 14, 2011
Country: Spain
Website: http://www.festivaldecanarias.com

Christmas with the Philharmonic

Date: December 23 to 24, 2010

Enjoy a Christmas in Baroque style, with Bach and Handel's music performed by award-winning soprano Lucy Crowe and conductor Harry Bicket... find out more

Jean-Frederic Neuburger

Described by The Washington Post as a “brilliantly polished, profoundly gifted young pianist” following his debut recital at age 20 at the Kennedy Center, the French pianist, organist and composer Jean-Frederic Neuburger has been showing an exceptional musical aptitude and curiosity since his early times.

Born in 1986, Mr. Neuburger began studying piano with Claude Maillols at the Académie Maurice Ravel at the age of nine, and also developed an interest in the organ and composition, which he studied with Emile Naoumoff and Jean-François Zygel... read more

The ECO Music Cruise

I went on my first ECO Music Cruise in 2007, and it was a most memorable experience. Travelling with a respected orchestra and exceptional musicians, enjoying two to three concerts a day over the course of seven days, sometimes even in unprecedented historical venues – it was a frugal adventure that delighted the devoted music lover in me… read more about Juliette's experience on board

Food with ASO strings attached

WHEN it comes to Beethoven's Fifth, leading chef Simon Bryant thinks of Chinese roast duck. "Because there is so much drama," he says. A plate of roast duck may not look dramatic, but Bryant is thinking about what he did to the duck before it arrived on your plate. "You have to blanche the duck a few times, and then you've gotta pump it up with a bicycle pump…" read more

Chopin: Mazurkas

Wonderful recording by Cédric Tiberghien, to finish the Chopin year "en beauté". listen

J. F. Neuburger –
Chopin: Revolutionary Etude,
at 2008 Verbier Festival

Enjoy the sensational and vivid performance of Chopin's Revoluntionary Etude by Neuburger... watch the video