Artist Profiles
The Art of Superb Design
DIETER RAMS is the lengendary designer of Braun products. He revolutionized modern design and is the primary inspiration for Apple’s chief designer, Jonathan Ive. In the video below, Rams talks about design. Listed beneath are his 10 principles of good design—an endless source of nourishment for artists in every field. “I think that good... Read »
Natalia Khoma Talks about the Bach Cello Suites
Cellist Natalia Khoma talks about J.S. Bach’s 6 unaccompanied suites for cello which she will perform during 2012 Piccolo Spoleto. For more information about the May 25 (suites 1–3) and May 29 (suites 4–6) concerts, click here. Part 1 Part 2 »
Premier of Edward Hart’s “Under an Indigo Sky”
Edward Hart’s “love letter to South Carolina”—his latest violin concerto formally entitled Under an Indigo Sky—will premier at the Gaillard Auditorium on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Charleston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Yuriy Bekker (for whom the piece was written) will be featured with the orchestra led by guest conductor Darko Butorac, the Music Director of... Read »
An interview with violinist Lee-Chin Siow
LEE-CHIN SIOW is the Director of Strings and Professor of Violin at the College of Charleston, and co-founder and artistic co-director of Charleston Music Fest. She has been recognized and awarded in her home country of Singapore as well as in her adopted home of South Carolina and Charleston, from where she regularly travels... Read »
Opera Through Conductors’ Eyes
WHAT MAKES OPERA so powerful, so inspiring? And what is so unique about the art of conducting opera versus orchestral music? There are a lot of answers to these questions, but a great place to start is with some of the world’s leading opera conductors who in this interview share their knowledge of, insight... Read »
A Flair for the Flute
FLUTIST MONICA TARAGANO hails from Argentina, lives in Paris, and performs around the world both as a soloist and with the ensemble she co-founded, AlmaViva. At its core, AlmaViva is a unique piano, guitar, and flute trio with impassioned musicianship and impeccable style. They compel you to listen and to keep listening, which you... Read »
Do You Know This Artist?
WHEN SHE IS NOT GIVING workshops, or painting the Lowcountry or the streets of Paris, Hilarie Lambert spends her days tucked away in a charming second-story studio on Broad Street. The narrow rooms, adorned with oil paintings, exude a fresh, distinct, invigorating style in a wide range of themes—all with a very human touch.... Read »
A Chat with Cellist Alisa Weilerstein
OVER THE PAST EIGHT FESTIVALS, the Spoleto chamber music series’ distinguished cellist, Alisa Weilerstein, has emerged as an artist that I’ve described as a true “Spoleto darling.” That came as a result of both the superb technical qualities and the emotionally overwhelming nature of her playing—as well as the public’s inevitable reaction to it.... Read »
Talking About David Stahl
The Charleston Symphony Chorus will perform the Brahms Requiem as a tribute to Maestro David Stahl on April 16, 2011 at Memminger Auditorium. Here’s our interview with Director, Dr. Robert Taylor as he talks about David and the upcoming performance. »
Keely Enright, director
Keely Enright is the founder and producing director of The Village Playhouse and Repertory Company in Mt Pleasant, SC. A native of Los Angeles and graduate of UCLA, she moved to Charleston 15 years ago to start her own theatre. She and her husband, managing director Dave Reinwald (who regularly acts as well as... Read »
