MARTIN MAJKUT
LOSING EARTH, BRAHMS 2...AND STILL GOING INTO THE WOODS
Few musicians are as creative, versatile, and downright inspiring as Terry Longshore. He’s a performer, composer, and collaborator whose work is sought after nationwide — and this season, I’ve asked him to take on a truly formidable challenge. In Adam Schoenberg’s Losing Earth, Terry will command three separate percussion stations on stage, moving between them in a work that is both transformative and profoundly moving. I’m certain it will be one of this season’s most memorable performances.
Nature’s power runs through this entire program. We pair Losing Earth with Brahms’s radiant Second Symphony — often called his “Pastoral” — a piece I adore and, remarkably, have never conducted with the Rogue Valley Symphony.
We open with Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman Overture: a tempestuous, ghostly tale of a ship doomed to wander the seas forever. Storms, serenity, and a dash of Halloween spookiness — all in one concert.
Additionally, from June 29 to October 11 you can find me conducting Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The production will take your breath away.
LATEST NEWS
MEDIA APPEARANCES IN SLOVAKIA, OREGON; NEW PIANO FOR THE RVS... AND SOMETHING PERSONAL.
I was interviewed for the “Guest of Radio Slovakia” show. 150,000 listeners tune in for this segment - very cool! Here is the podcast link.
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I also did a video interview for TA3 TV. A thoroughly enjoyable half an hour! The interview was accompanied by an article in the newspaper Pravda. You can find it here.
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Later, the TV interview got transcribed in its entirety and published in the Pravda magazine under the heading: When you don't take money from politicians, you don't depend on them.
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Lastly, my concert with the Slovak Sinfonietta received a terrific review.
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The review as well as the interviews are in Slovak.
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The Rogue Valley Symphony acquired a very special concert grand piano that I found in New York. We are so excited! Read about it here!
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To hear what is cooking at the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Oregon Coast Music Festival, take a listen to the Jefferson Public Radio interview here.
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And finally, our family life is entering a new chapter.