Sept/Oct 2006
In this issue

Cover story

Let There Be Light

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by Rebecca Winzenried

Transparent and open in design, new concert halls reflect the way orchestras are seeking to engage their communities.

Features

Re:REWIND

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by Jayson Greene & Chester Lane

Two SYMPHONY editors with a penchant for e-mail repartee compare notes on a most unusual concert.

Orpheus Goes to School

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by Vivien Schweitzer
New York's famed chamber orchestra teaches organizational efficiency, artistic autonomy, and the art of conductorless playing to conservatory students.

Music’s Paralyzed Prince

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by Harlow Robinson
The Shostakovich centenary has not dimmed debate over how the great Soviet composer conveyed political allegiances in his mus

Uniquely Qualified

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by Elaine Guregian
Concertmasters represent a special breed of artistic leader, and the Cleveland Institute of Music is committed to grooming them one at a time.