“Lovers of Franz K” By Burhan SonmezReviewed by Steven G. Kellman Although he published more than 80 books, Max Brod is unknown to most American readers, except, perhaps, as the best friend of Franz Kafka, one of the most widely revered authors of the twentieth century. At the time of his death – of tuberculosis, at 40, in 1924 …
NEWS ROUNDUP, April 24, 2025 If you did not have a chance to see Camerata’s San Antonio season finale concert in Kerrville, here’s your second chance in San Antonio. Titled “Romantic Resonances,” the program featuresthe following works: – Camille Saint-Saens: Barcarolle for Piano Quartet, Op.108; -Fanny Mendelsohn-Hensel: String Quartet in E -flat Major -Erno Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet in E Flat …
Interview with JIM ESKIN, founder of Eskin Fundraising Training By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Since the majority of arts organizations are non-profits, we thought that a conversation with San Antonio’s non-profit guru, Jim Eskin, would be of interest to our readers. Eskin spent more than three decades in fundraising and public affairs before launching Eskin Fundraising Training, LLC. He presents webinars, …
The excellent ensemble, Camerata San Antonio, will conclude its 2024/25 season with“Romantic Resonances,” featuring the works by Saint-Saens, Mendelssohn-Hensel andDohnanyi. The full Camerata San Antonio Ensemble will collaborate in this program “that explores the richness and diversity of the Romantic era music. From the lyrical elegance ofSaint-Saens to the expressive depth of Fanny Mendelssohn and the brilliance of Dohnanyi, the …
“Julie Chan is Dead” by Liann ZhangReviewed by Steven G. Kellman Driving under the influence is a crime, but shopping under the influence is a popular pastime. Handsomely paid pawns called “influencers” attract millions of followers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to videos modeling trendy clothing, cosmetics, and comestibles, to the delight of and remuneration by eager sponsors. Influencers are …
NEWS ROUNDUP, 4/10/ 2025 According to the press release from the San Antonio Philharmonic, this weekend’s concerts mark the beginning of a long -cherished dream of musical director, Jeffrey Kahane – to place the music of Johann Sebastian Bach at the heart of the modern symphony orchestra’s repertoire, alongside Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler. The release further points out that despite …
The San Antonio Philharmonic’s Classics VIII concert will be conducted by Anthony Parnther, one of the best- known film conductors in the country. He helms recording sessions for manytop feature films and television series, working in collaboration with some of the most prominent media composers in the industry. The concerts will also feature a guitarist identified only as JIJI. On …
Book review: “The Imagined Life” by Andrew Porter Reviewed by Steven G. Kellman The decades following World War II were the golden age of the campus novel – fiction about the aspirations and agonies of college life. Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim, Vladimir Nabokov’s Pnin, Bernard Malamud’s A New Life, John Williams’s Stoner, and David Lodge’s Changing Places were published …
NEWS ROUNDUP, 3, 27, 2025 Here’s good news for the many fans of the late Johnny Cash and his wife and stage partner for many years, June Carter Cash: This weekend you have a chance to see: “A Man Named Cash,The Premier Tribute to the Music and Lives of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.” The show stars vocalist Eric …
Wendy Barker: The Complete Poems. Edited by Steven G. Kellman. Foreword by Ilan Stavans. Afterword by Steven G. Kellman. LSU Press: 2025. 584 Pages. $49.95 paperback. $19. 95 Ebook. Reviewed by Bonnie Lyons When Wendy Barker died two years ago on March 11, 2023, I, Iike so many people who loved her, was devastated. Two years later, I miss her …
