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Violinist Ani Kavafian conducts master classes at Blair January 29-30. Photo by Bernard Mindich Violinist Ani Kavafian, a 34-year veteran of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and violin professor at Yale University, will be in residence at Blair January 29-30 to conduct master… Read More

The results of the concerto competition have been posted. Forty-two students competed over the weekend, and the finals were held Sunday night. The judges were very impressed by the performances, and the finals were a nice showcase for the school and students. Concerto Competition Winners Amanda Mitchell, flute Thomas… Read More

Marion Reinhard, bassoon; Fergus McWilliams, horn; Walter Seyfarth, clarinet; Michael Hasel, flute; Andreas Wittman, oboe. Photo by Peter Adamik For the third year in a row, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, the world’s most celebrated woodwind quintet, returns to the Blair School of Music. This year’s residency… Read More

As of 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, Curb Youth Symphony rehearsal is still planned to take place as usual at 6:35 p.m. However, CYS directors are monitoring the weather situation. If the weather where you are is dangerous, do not come to rehearsal! CYS directors will reevaluate the weather… Read More

Eric Owens performs at the Blair School of Music on February 23, 2013 On February 23, Grammy-winning American bass-baritone Eric Owens will take the stage at Blair, accompanied by pianist Warren Jones. Owens is a rising star in the opera world, currently starring as Alberich… Read More

Flight to Shijiazhuang December 27, 2012 After quite the early wake-up, we are on a domestic flight to Shijiazjuang. (No idea how to pronounce that!) I definitely am one of about three blonds on the entire flight, amid a sea of black hair. The flight attendant just announced the… Read More

So we are now in YanCheng, checked into a hotel where we finally have wifi and some time to warm up in our hotel rooms. Our first two concerts were great successes, and we played to full houses in both in Xingtai and Nanjing. In Xingtai, we played in a… Read More

December 26, 2012 Just got into the hotel in Shanghai after a few minor snafus — nothing dramatic. Thirty-six hours of travel later, I’m so excited just to shower. Less excited about waking up at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning for another plane ride. “Minimally tolerable” probably best describes the plane… Read More

I have always loved airports. Buying books and magazines, the plane train and being able to get a burrito at 6 a.m. if you want — it’s magical. It’s a good thing I love airports, because that is my Christmas present — a day full of airports. That may sound… Read More

We are sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting to get on our first flight. We’ve been up all night (not counting the nap on the bus) and we have many hours of flights ahead. Are we crazy? Perhaps not yet, but after the day we have ahead we might be. Read More