Lorin Maazel

Today's clip sheds some light on how a concerto performance comes together. The first stage is often a meeting and piano rehearsal between conductor and soloist. Here, Maestro Maazel works with cellist Alisa Weilerstein to prepare Elgar's Cello Concerto for concerts on the New York Philharmonic's Asian tour. Please choose your format at right to view the video and read further details.

We are inaugurating a new feature of maestromaazel.com with our first video clip of Lorin Maazel in concert. A Quicktime excerpt of his performance with the New York Philharmonic of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is available at right, with thanks to the musicians of the Philharmonic for their kind cooperation. Additional rehearsal, performance and "behind-the-scenes" video from the orchestra Asia tour will be posted soon...

Tonight, Lorin Maazel and the Symphonica Toscanini, several concerts in to their coast-to-coast American tour, mark the 50th anniversary of Arturo Toscanini's passing with a joint concert with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. The German bass René Pape is the soloist, replacing an indisposed Renée Fleming, for the concert, presented by the Philharmonic and Casa Verdi. Proceeds from the ga...