Mahlerfest Blog
Podium Time – The Power of a Premiere
Colorado MahlerFest Artistic Director Kenneth Woods made a guest appearance on the podcast Podium Time. In the hour-and-a-half-long episode recorded prior to...
Podium Time – The Power of a Premiere
Colorado MahlerFest Artistic Director Kenneth Woods made a guest appearance on the podcast Podium Time. In the hour-and-a-half-long episode recorded prior to the pandemic, Ken converses with Jeremy D. Cuebas about a...
Peter Davison – Freedom and Belonging: The Inte...
Gustav Mahler was born in July 1860 as a Jew in a German-speaking enclave of the Czech provinces. Just over...
Peter Davison – Freedom and Belonging: The Inte...
Gustav Mahler was born in July 1860 as a Jew in a German-speaking enclave of the Czech provinces. Just over two weeks later, the painter and designer, Alfons Mucha, destined...
Man and Nature in Beethoven and Mahler
Man and Nature in Beethoven and Mahler by Peter Davison ‘How can people forever think that Nature lies on the surface?...
Man and Nature in Beethoven and Mahler
Man and Nature in Beethoven and Mahler by Peter Davison ‘How can people forever think that Nature lies on the surface? Of course, it does, in its most superficial aspect. But...
Peter Davison: Kurt Schwertsik and the Concept ...
Kurt Schwertsik and the Concept of Modernity in Transition Danube University Krems, Thursday 15 October 2020Peter Davison ‘How little is...
Peter Davison: Kurt Schwertsik and the Concept ...
Kurt Schwertsik and the Concept of Modernity in Transition Danube University Krems, Thursday 15 October 2020Peter Davison ‘How little is needed for happiness!’ (Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols) I...
Mahlerween Mayhem – The Scariest Moments in the...
It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to ghosts, goblins, and ghouls as we approach Halloween. Now, 2020...
Mahlerween Mayhem – The Scariest Moments in the...
It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to ghosts, goblins, and ghouls as we approach Halloween. Now, 2020 may well be remembered as the year Halloween became redundant....
The Official, Definitive, Ultimate, Real Top Te...
A few years ago, Julian Johnson’s excellent book “Mahler’s Voices” had been languishing on various bookshelves here in an embarrassingly...
The Official, Definitive, Ultimate, Real Top Te...
A few years ago, Julian Johnson’s excellent book “Mahler’s Voices” had been languishing on various bookshelves here in an embarrassingly half-read state.Eventually, with a performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony on...
Guest Column for Harmonie Magazine – “Mahler in...
This blog was written in August, 2020 by Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, for publication in the Harmonie Magazine – a sort of Czech Grammophone....
Guest Column for Harmonie Magazine – “Mahler in...
This blog was written in August, 2020 by Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, for publication in the Harmonie Magazine – a sort of Czech Grammophone. As a young musician for whom the music of Mahler...
Strauss’s Emperor Waltz, Arnold Schoenberg and ...
As a name, “The Society for Private Musical Performances” may not roll off the tongue, but it is surely easier...
Strauss’s Emperor Waltz, Arnold Schoenberg and ...
As a name, “The Society for Private Musical Performances” may not roll off the tongue, but it is surely easier to say for most of us than the German original...
Kenneth Woods – An Illustrated Tour of Mahler 2
The Second Symphony was to be the highlight of MahlerFest XXXIII. Our performance would have featured the Boulder Concert Chorale, and soloists April...
Kenneth Woods – An Illustrated Tour of Mahler 2
The Second Symphony was to be the highlight of MahlerFest XXXIII. Our performance would have featured the Boulder Concert Chorale, and soloists April Fredrick – soprano, and Stacey Rishoi – mezzo soprano. Rishoi’s thrilling 2018 MahlerFest...