A Mahlerian October in Beijing

On August 12, 2011 By Dennis Wu

The 2011 installment of Beijing Music Festival is seen on various websites, with information of the stellar international cast to play Gustav Mahler’s symphonies and Lieder in the coming October.

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Tickets of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra gone at lightning speed

On August 11, 2011 By Dennis Wu

The depressed global economy hasn’t shadowed Hong Kong buyer’s enthusiasms to the sole Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert in October. According to reliable sources directly from the queue this morning, the box opens and meets with a furious crowd and the top-price HK$2,000 (US$256) tickets are gone in some 30 minutes.

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Gustav Mahler died, one hundred years ago

On May 18, 2011 By Dennis Wu

On May 18, 1911, the world lamented the death of Gustav Mahler.

The New York Times reported, in a special cable next day, with the heading “Gustav Mahler dies in Vienna. Conductor of New York Philharmonic succumbs in his native land, as he desired.”

It also reads “[Mahler] is praised as one of [...]

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