Is the future of live classical music recitals to turn them into a multimedia experience that is somehow more "familiar" to a generation raised on video screens. Here's a report from Lang Lang's concert in London over the weekend:He is not the first classical pianist to give a solo Albert Hall recital but few of his predecessors brought along in-your-face amplification and multiple screens relaying close-ups of his hands at work. The sonic perspective rendered his Steinway clangorous and the only way to make the sound seem "natural" was to … [Read more...]
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