MARTIN MAJKUT
BE OUR VALENTINE
How many ways can one say I love you? Fortunately, the number appears infinite. On the RVS's February program, we present two worlds—distinct, yet complementary.
The first half takes us to the imperial city of Vienna at the height of its flowering. The Viennese speak of Gemütlichkeit: a quality of warmth, openness, and ease; a lightness of spirit that permeates every echt Viennese conversation. Nothing captures this sensibility more vividly than the light music of the later 19th century, expressed musically in the waltz and theatrically in operetta.
What operetta was for the Viennese, Broadway became for New Yorkers. In the second half, we offer selections from Broadway’s Golden Age. We begin with George Gershwin, who predates this era but inspired generations of composers by building a bridge between classical and popular musical worlds. From there we move to Rodgers and Hammerstein—and, naturally, Bernstein, Bernstein, Bernstein!
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.