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Richard S. Ginell

Richard S. Ginell writes regularly about music for the Los Angeles Times, Musical America.com, Classical Voice North America, and American Record Guide.  He has also contributed to Gramophone and The Strad, among many other publications. In another lifetime, he was chief music critic of the Los Angeles Daily News.

Articles by this Author

Modern Classical Review
February 15, 2018
Morton Subotnick Revivifies Silver Apples of The Moon for Its 50th Anniversary
BY Richard S. Ginell

The technology has been updated, but the music is faithful to the original recording.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
December 18, 2017
Michael Tilson Thomas Steps in for Zubin Mehta at the Los Angeles Philharmonic
BY Richard S. Ginell

S.F. Symphony’s music director was right at home at Disney Hall in a program featuring Bruckner’s Seventh.

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Artist Review
December 12, 2017
Guitar Legend John McLaughlin Retires With an Incendiary Farewell Concert
BY Richard S. Ginell

The founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra burns bright with his innovative mélange of jazz, rock, and Indian themes in the final concert of his last tour.

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Artist Spotlight
John Mauceri on Bernstein and Beyond
November 28, 2017
John Mauceri on Bernstein and Beyond
BY Richard S. Ginell

The noted conductor talks about his mentor, colleague, and friend Leonard Bernstein, and about his own adventures on the podium.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
November 21, 2017
Bernstein’s Theater Music Gets Retrospective From John Mauceri and a Lot of Friends
BY Richard S. Ginell

The show at the Valley Performing Arts Center in L.A. featured the New West Symphony and a lot of lesser-known musical highlights.

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