The Bohlen-Pierce system - La Scena Musicale

CONTENTS
APRIL 2012
8 NOTES » News in brief
9 EDITORIAL
10 The Bohlen-Pierce system
12 INSTRUMENTAL INSIGHTS » Violin
14 A Baroque collective is born!
16 JAZZ SECTION » Katie Malloch
21 Annual subscription guide
22 REGIONAL CALENDAR
23 CONCERT PREVIEWS
32 REVIEWS
33 VARIATIONS ON A THEME
Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin
34 Pianist Alain Lefèvre
36 DISCOVERY CD »
MODULATION vocal ensemble
Maxim
VENGEROV
JACK OF ALL TRADES
Maxim Vengerov hurt his shoulder
in early 2007. Concert after
concert was cancelled before he
announced semi-retirement
after giving one last performance
in June. Vengerov made
his comeback on
May 3, 2011, in
Brussels.
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