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An Unprecedented Evening with the CSO
HOW MANY OF YOU have heard a master violinist perform live in concert right here in Charleston on an instrument made by Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737): the legendary north Italian craftsman who is almost universally regarded as the world’s finest-ever maker of violins? Actually, quite a few of Charleston’s music lovers have probably heard them... Read »
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 »
A Living, Wine-loving Composer
IN HIS WORDS, Edward Hart “loves to write music and loves to drink wine.” No wonder then that he combined his two loves into a one-of-a-kind wine tasting called Amori Vini (see the video below) to feature some of the wines he enjoys and the compositions he has written about them—three movements entitled Bordeaux,... Read »
Melding Music & Wine
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT about what red Bordeaux sounds like? Did you know that Madeira was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite wine, or that it was used to toast the signing of The Declaration of Independence? How about a Charleston Madeira party with 6 men and 6 bottles? Ever been to one of those? And speaking... Read »
