Ilona Oltuski
About GetClassical – Positively Personal Performance
Welcome to GetClassical – a platform for classical music enthusiasts, offering information about today’s classical music scene through our blog posts and connecting new audiences to GetClassical’s concert events.
Music Journalist and founder of GetClassical, Ilona Oltuski, (member of MCANA) is thrilled to announce a new season with a variety of great performances by upcoming and arrived musicians, of great caliber. Some, you will have heard here first, some are household names within New York’s vibrant music scene – but all collaborations are based on close relationships with the artists and appreciation for their great, musical talent.
GetClassical continues its relationship with WWFM whose broad spectrum of listeners we would like to welcome for another exciting season of broadcasts.
We produce events of a great variety, performed at different venues: from cabaret star Adrienne Haan’s Carnegie Hall’s debut at Weill Recital Hall, to world renowned cellist Mischa Maisky and friends, at LePoisson Rouge. Art lovers will experience music in their favorite environment: Soho’s art gallery Louis Meisel.
Our monthly series at the very intimate, downtown Jazz Club Zinc Bar, right in the heart of New York City’s downtown nightlife scene continues, while we are looking forward to a new collaboration for a GetClassical Salon series, with Yamaha Artists Services, at their newly renovated showroom.
Classical music has a great tradition, but musicians realize the importance of reaching out to a wider audience, and to create a fresh outlook and enthusiasm to classical music.
What makes our concerts special is the actual concert experience: GetClassical creates a very personal and relaxed environment that encourages people – with a glass of wine in hand – … to celebrate talent, the way it used to be celebrated when classical compositions of the day, represented the newest talent on the block. It’s in this spirit of community building and artistic interaction; we also welcome visiting guest artists to the stage. Jazz musicians have always encouraged “jamming” together – we will extend this friendly gesture to the classical experience, adding an element of excitement and surprise. You will definitely have the opportunity to meet the artists, up close and personal – we bring the after-party to the concert.
January 26, 2010
Music
"...tuning into the body’s natural sense of alignment, a technique that helps musicians add strength as well as agility to their playing."
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January 8, 2010
Music
Interview with world renowned pianist and classical music improvisation superstar Gabriela Montero.
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December 31, 2009
Music
Bringing the essence of the Taubman approach to the foreground.
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December 17, 2009
Music
Too good to be true? Introducing the Taubman approach.
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December 3, 2009
Music
Thoughts on the question of authenticity in music interpretation and performance.
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November 18, 2009
Music
Simone Dinnerstein's career did not follow the usual path of a concert pianist and she dares to speak for herself.
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November 12, 2009
Music
The New York Concert Meister Series gives artists, that travel with their respective orchestras an opportunity to perform as soloist in different venues.
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November 6, 2009
Music
The “Ancient Paths - Modern Voices” festival gives New Yorkers an unprecedented opportunity to familiarize themselves with Chinese culture.
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October 16, 2009
Music
Do New York nightclubs hold new possibilities for classical musicians and their audience?
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August 15, 2009
Concert Reviews, Music, Reviews music
Ilya Itin performs a newly discovered piece as part of the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium at Princeton University.
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