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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Melinda Bargreen’s Classical Seattle is a who’s who of the city’s classical-music scene over the past half-century, an entertaining recapitulation of interviews she did while serving as the music critic for The Seattle Times and writing for other publications."
-- Ellen Emry Heltzel * Seattle Times *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
THE MAESTROS
Milton Katims: The Toscanini Protégé
Rainer Miedel and Cordelia Wikarski Miedel: The Maestro and the Maestra
Gerard Schwarz: The Consummate Music Director
Ludovic Morlot: The Symphonic Innovator
Peter Erős: The Old-School Maestro
Vilem Sokol: The Patron Saint Of The Podium
Stephen Stubbs: The Early-Music Innovator
George Shangrow: The People’s Maestro
Resident Conductors: The Vital Links in the Music Community
THE IMPRESARIOS
Glynn Ross: The Bantam of the Opera
Speight Jenkins: The Ring Master
Toby Saks: The Impresaria
Louis Richmond: The Chamber Orchestra Pathfinder
THE VIRTUOSI
Béla Siki: The Elegant Stylist
John Cerminaro: The Man With The Golden Horn
Randolph Hokanson: The Old Master
Silvia Kind: The Free Spirit Of The Harpsichord
Eva Heinitz: The Greatest Gambist
Robin McCabe: The Keyboard Diplomat
Ronald Phillips: The Consummate Clarinetist
Craig Sheppard: The Classicist Of The Ivories
THE COMPOSERS
Alan Hovhaness: The Composer of the Mountains
William Bolcom: The Compositional Innovator
Samuel Jones: The Harmony Seeker
THE POWER BROKERS AND PATRONS
William and Ruth Gerberding: The Couple Who Made Things Happen
William Bain, Jr.: The Architect Of The Boardroom
Hans Lehmann: The Renaissance Man
Samuel N. Stroum: The Mover And Shaker
Deborah (Card) Rutter: The Power Behind The Podium
Sam and Gladys Rubinstein: The Key Advisors
Buster and Nancy Alvord: The Practical Donors
Jerry and Lenore Hanauer: The Imaginative Operaphiles
John and Laurel Nesholm: The Activists For The Arts
Charles Simonyi: The Genius Philanthropist
Jack and Becky Benaroya: The Ultimate Benefactors
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Sources
Index
