The Sounds of Silence by Linda Holt

Listening to a lot of live music, YouTubes and streaming during the past few years has really sensitized me to the silence between movements in classical music. I rarely work with mp3s, but …

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:25pm on June 24, 2020[SHARE]

Beethoven the Philosopher by L. Holt distributed by Academia.edu by Linda Holt

Academia.edu distributed my article, "Beethoven the Philosopher," today to its international email list. It was featured in 2015 in the journal, Philosophy Pathways. https://philosophypathw…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:47pm on May 2, 2020[SHARE]

Princeton University Concerts presents 'Beethoven's Trios' by Linda Holt

Beethoven loved composing piano trios, but they often get short shrift today. A Princeton University concert paired two lesser-known works with the famous "Archduke," playing with a verve th…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:09pm on February 9, 2020[SHARE]

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yefim Bronfman at the Academy of Music by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra's first subscription concert of 2020, marking a return to the Academy of Music, featured Vivian Fung's spirited 'Dust Devils' alongside Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:32pm on January 26, 2020[SHARE]

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Jane Glover conducting Handel's 'Messiah' by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir under conductor Jane Glover presented Philly's annual dose of Handel's Messiah at Verizon Hall with quiet truth and exuberant glor…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:53pm on December 23, 2019[SHARE]

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Bach's B Minor Mass by Linda Holt

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir in Bach's B Minor Mass. This brilliantly executed but slightly subdued performance sometimes lacke…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:55pm on December 9, 2019[SHARE]

PCMS presents pianist Juho Pohjonen by Linda Holt

Warm, seductive tonal colors and crisp, clean articulation characterized a solo concert by young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who performed works by Rameau and Scriabin at the Pennsylvania…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:10pm on October 28, 2019[SHARE]

Beethoven under the stars - A kiss for all the world by Linda Holt

What has more than 8,000 feet, thrives on heat and humidity, and loves Beethoven's 9th? Why, it's the audience attending Yannick Nézet-Séguin's first gig at the Mann Center in Philadelphi…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 11:28am on June 26, 2019[SHARE]

Harvard Square article on Invictus book launch by Linda Holt

Here is a link to a fabulous article on the launch of L.L. Holt's Invictus in June 2019: https://litvote.com/invictus-launch/

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 10:32am on June 26, 2019[SHARE]

Romeo & Juliet & Tristan & Isolde by Linda Holt

by Linda Holt I had the great pleasure (April 5, 2019) of hearing the entire Romeo and Juliet ballet of Sergei Prokofiev, in a revelatory performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Y…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:25pm on April 7, 2019[SHARE]

The Black Spaniard is now available at Amazon by Linda Holt

Unsolicited Press, an edgy publisher on the West Coast, is releasing The Black Spaniard on Nov. 17 in time for the winter holidays AND Beethoven's birthday (Dec. 16, give or take a day). Rea…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 8:31pm on November 16, 2016[SHARE]

Midori and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Louis Langree by Linda Holt

My review of the November 5, 6, and 7, 2016, concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra with Louis Langree, music director of the Cincinnati Orchestra. Guest soloist Midori joined the Orchestra f…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 7:05pm on November 10, 2016[SHARE]

Audiences - As highly valued as artists! by Linda Holt

Be revolutionary: Support artists, writers, craftspeople, and photographers in your actual and virtual neighborhoods this holiday season. "The Black Spaniard" by L.L.Holt is now available f…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 12:25pm on October 26, 2016[SHARE]

Yuja Wang glistens, but Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique enthralls: Philadelphia Orchestra September 2016 by Linda Holt

Move over, Lang Lang, there's a new sensation in the world of classical-music-as-spectacle, and she springs onto the concert stage in a backless, silver-sequinned mini-dress and five-inch st…

SOURCE: Classical Rave at 8:34pm on October 9, 2016[SHARE]