Oregon Symphony Resident conductor Gregory Vajda conducts a recording of music by his mentor, the composer/conductor Péter Eötvös, entitled As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams. The recording is one of three nominated for the prestigious 2010 MIDEM Classical Award.
Conductor Leonard Slatkin has a compelling essay up on his website detailing his experience of having a heart attack during a performance in Rotterdam last month.
Composer Jennifer Higdon had her new Piano Concerto premiered by pianist Yuja Wang and the Baltimore Symphony under conductor Andrew Litton. One of Higdon’s upcoming commissions is a work for the group eighth blackbird and orchestra, to be premiered by the Atlanta Symphony and Robert Spano in June 2010.