Tag: John Williams
Hollywood Bowl; ‘A Case for Love;’ Getty House reception
The 2023 Hollywood Bowl season is underway, and many locals have been enjoying “summer under the stars.” In early July, there were thousands of glowing lightsabers as Los Angeles showed up to enjoy conductors Gustavo Dudamel and John Williams leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a three-day celebration of Williams’ music. The sold-out July 9 […]
Helga Kasimoff at 88: Still in fine tune
Helga Kasimoff calls this — her 88th year — “my piano year,” after the instrument’s 88 black-and-white keys. Her favorite piano is a concert grand in her Kasimoff-Blüthner Piano Co. showroom. It was played at Duke Ellington’s funeral, she recalls, and also was featured on Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini and Barbra Streisand recordings. She counts […]
