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HoloAbbado In 3D

Tue, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Here at Arts Journal, they featured a story in the Miami Herald about a proposal from MIT students and The Cisneros Group that proposed the following high tech feature be incorporated into the new Miami Performing Arts Center: “a three-dimensional hologram of Claudio Abbado, the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, transmitted in real time, via
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Barenboim: Leading By Example

Mon, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Arts Journal featured two headlines on 2/20/04 (Sun-Times & the Tribune) about the announced departure of Daniel Barenboim as Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director.
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Concert Hall Postlude

Fri, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
I was thrilled to see fellow AJ blogger James Russell publish a piece about concert halls in his weblog today. He provides a bigger picture view of this bizarre dance entitled building a concert hall.  All in all, it’s an excellent postlude to the concert hall piece that recently finished here. I’ve enjoyed reading James’ articles since
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Size Matters Part 4

Thu, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Welcome back for part four, the final installment in this study of how an orchestra accomplishes the monumental task of building a new concert hall.  Today,  we’ll hear from musicians in each of the orchestras as well as the executive directors. Player Comments It’s the musicians that make an orchestra.  So how they feel about
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Size Matters Part 3

Wed, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Welcome back for part three in this study of how an orchestra accomplishes the monumental task of building a new concert hall.  In today’s installment I provide my conclusions and predictions regarding how each orchestra’s new hall will shape their future.  If you missed part one and part two, we covered the details of how
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