The Longest Serving Orchestra Musician? by Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc Sixty-four years. WOW, people. For Liszt, experimentation was a form of greatness. by Anthony Tommasini, NY Times Liszt was completely amazing, both as a performer and a composer. But you knew that, right? What did Beethoven hear when he composed music? by Deb Anderson, The [...]

Should phones be turned on at classical concerts? by Kevin Berger, LA Times Some say yes, some say no. The yay-sayers want to be able to learn more on what their seeing and hearing instantly. The nay-sayers want the usual concert experience unchanged. Latin musicians sue over the GRAMMYs by Ben Sisario, NY Times The [...]

To Fill a Gap in Commercial Radio, Classically Trained Apps by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times Cool classical music apps for iPhones and Androids! Do you have a fave? Let us know about it! A Tradition Shattered: Israelis Play Wagner at Bayreuth by Robert Siegel, NPR Music When Israelis play music by anti-Semite Wagner, it’s [...]

Apparently it’s opera week. Who knew? The Sopranos By Jessa Crispin, The Smart Set You’ve always wondered about those fervent opera fans. Now you know. Can Korea Globalize Homegrown Operas? By Do Je-hae, The Korea Times Perhaps they can, and wouldn’t that be cool? San Francisco Opera’s Ring Cycle a Financial Hit By Sarah Duxbury, [...]

Since Salon97 exists to school you on the awesomeness of classical music, we’re adding a new feature to our website! Each week we’ll post a selection of interesting/funny/inspiring articles collected over the past seven days (and a few extra days this time since this is our first post of this nature). Have something to add? [...]

I learned late yesterday that my SXSW panel submission, StART-up 101: Core Conversation for New Arts Organizations, is a confirmed presentation for the upcoming March 11-15, 2011 SXSW Interactive Conference. I’m super excited to be a part of it and hope to see you there! More details to follow.

We kicked off our first online fundraiser on Wednesday. Exciting! Please visit our link on IndieGoGo to support Salon97 and our continued events and content: http://www.indiegogo.com/Salon97 After two-and-a-half years of making classical music approachable and fun, the time has come to foster our continued growth by beginning the search for institutional support. Put simply, your [...]

And we’re back! If you’re in or near San Francisco in November, join us for a celebration of autumn music. A few weeks later we’ll bid autumn farewell in Manhattan.