Harold Duckett

• 'Juliette' keeps her focus on 'Romeo' to play convincing role Published 02/03/2012 at 6:08 p.m.

  The moment soprano Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez walked through the door at Knoxville Opera's offices where rehearsals are underway for KO's production of Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliette," it's clear that director Brian Salesky's near pitch-perfect sense for terrific young singers is ...

• Pianist will play favorite at all-Mozart concert Published 01/14/2012 at 1 p.m.

  There is a story about a friend of Beethoven finding him in bed, nowhere near a piano, composing the trombone part for his oratorio "Christ on the Mount of Olives." Legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein was said to be able to ...

• Doric String Quartet to play benefit concert for music ed Published 12/31/2011 at 1 p.m.

  The Doric String Quartet, one of the best of the world's young classical quartets, is coming to the Pollard Auditorium in Oak Ridge at 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, to play a benefit concert for the Tuesday Morning Music Club's ...

• Cellist Zuill Bailey anticipates Dvorak's 'big prize' at Knoxville Symphony concerts Published 11/11/2011 at 6:01 p.m.

  If there are two works that are the landmarks of the cello repertoire, it's Johann Sebastian Bach's "Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello" and Antonin Dvorak's "Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra," Op 104.

• Clarence Brown's 'Bee' spells fun Updated 10/29/2011 at 1:56 p.m.

  It's been 4 years since I heard spelling whiz Isabel Jacobsen's National Spelling Bee succinct definition — "government by the worst people possible," which is much better than the dictionary's "Rule by the least-able or least-principled citizens; a form of ...

• KSO Chamber Orchestra soloist anticipates 'creating art' Published 10/29/2011 at 1 p.m.

  When cellist Ildar Khuziakhmetov sits down to play Haydn's "Concerto and Orchestra in D Major," HOB VII:2, with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, it will be like meeting an old friend.

• Reprising 'La Traviata' is easier, deeper experience, soprano Joyce El-Khoury says Published 10/21/2011 at 6:28 p.m.

  It's been three years since soprano Joyce El-Khoury sang the role of Violetta Valery, the Parisian courtesan who is the title character in Guiseppi Verdi's 1853 "La Traviata." But she'll have the chance again on Oct. 28 and 30 when ...

• Katrina-inspired concerto premieres with Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Published 10/14/2011 at 5:49 p.m. 1 Comment

  It's nothing new for violinist Ittai Shapira to be playing brand new music at a symphony concert.

• Review: KSO, guest pianist shine in all-Beethoven concert Published 09/23/2011 at 11:35 a.m.

  Pianist Alon Goldstein brought the soul of a poet and the gracefulness of ballerina to Ludwig van Beethoven's "Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra," Op. 37, when he joined the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for the KSO's ...

• Goldstein joins KSO in Beethoven concerts Published 09/17/2011 at 1 p.m.

  When pianist Alon Goldstein was studying at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins University, he would play with variations of his name to communicate what he wanted to do.

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