Reviewed By Steven G. Kellman Vladimir Nabokov was not fond of biographers. He called them “psychoplagiarists” and even sued, unsuccessfully, to prevent one from publishing a book about him. There are now several biographies of Nabokov, including Brian Boyd’s two-volume cradle-to-grave account, in addition to VĂ©ra, Stacy Schiff’s Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the author’s wife. But biographers are handicapped by …
NEWS ROUNDUP, May 16, 2024 The Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio is the first and longest-running Conjunto Festival in the nation, and is internationally recognized as the most influential event for this popular South Texas musical tradition. You can experience the fun, the music and dance during the next three days of festivities in Rosedale Park. You’ll have …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor We are writing this on a stormy, rainy day, but in just a couple of days, there will be lots of musical sunshine in town, when the Tejano Conjunto Festival returns to San Antonio, starting Wednesday. The San Antonio-based fest, is the oldest such festival in the US and has become a model for other similar …
The San Antonio Philharmonic will present a pair of great concerts this weekend, featuring the music of Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak. On the program are three works by Brahms- “Tragic Overture,”“Nanie” and “Song of Destiny.” Dvorak’s eloquent Cello Concerto will conclude the evening. The concerts will be conducted by Canadian conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni and will feature cellist Sterling Elliot.Following …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor When and why did you come to San Antonio?My very first show in San Antonio was “The Barber of Seville” in the spring of 2018. In the early years, our founder, Mel Weingart, was looking to establish a relationship with one or more well-known opera companies to help him produce opera in San Antonio. One of …
Camerata San Antonio is closing its season with a “tour de force” duo recital featuring violinist Matthew Zerveck and pianist Viktor Valkov. Program: Cui: Violin Sonata, Op.84; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6, Op.30, No.1; and Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, Op.134. Both are distinguished musicians. Valkov is the winner of the 2012 New Orleans International Piano Competition, and appears frequently as a …
There are many interesting art exhibitions around San Antonio, but the annual juried exhibit at the San Antonio Art League and Museum is unique in a number of ways. First, it’s an entirely Texas-based art show. Each year, Texas artists are invited to submit work for the show and a juror is hired to select the winners who receive monetary …
Guiseppe Verdi is one of the best-known composers of all time, and certainly the most prolific and admired opera composer. So, it was nice to hear that the UTSA Lyric Theatre will be presenting the VERDI PROJECT, as the final production of its 2023-24 season. The show is a new collaboration effort between the school’s theatre, orchestra and choral groups, …
The gallery is in Blanco and the artist is from France but, somehow, they connected and the result is a new exhibit, “Kaleidoscope of Recent Works” that just opened at the Echo Gallery, which specializes in mid-century antiques, but intends to have more art exhibits, as well. The press release says that artist, Denise Canat, was born in Gaudaloupe, French …
The San Antonio Philharmonic will be presenting its Classics 8 concert, featuring Vadim Gluzman as both director and violinist. Gluzman is internationally recognized as one of the best performing artists of today. The concert will open with Russian composer Alfred Schnittke’s multi-movement work in the style of Baroque music. Other works are Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 – known as the …
