One episode of Peacock’s Cold War spies Ponies features an Elton John concert in Moscow. US Embassy employees are excited when they are told that in addition to performing at the concert, Elton John will be attending their private party.
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Beethoven’s Late String Quartets, AI, and the Art of Law
Beethoven’s late string quartets now are viewed as a pinnacle of chamber music, but that wasn’t always the case. The quartets were commissioned by Prince Nikolai Galitzin in 1822 at a time when Beethoven was facing severe hearing loss. Beethoven…
What Violinmaking Teaches Us About Crisis Planning
During a recent performance of Bruch’s Violin Concerto in Finland, conductor Matthew Halls accidentally knocked soloist Elina Vähälä’s 18th-century Guadagnini violin out of her hands. The audience gasped. Time seemed to stop as the violin worth millions flew through the…
The NO FAKES ACT – Why It’s Important to the Music Industry
Henri Casadesus was an early 20th-century violist, composer, and music publisher. As co-founder of the Society of Ancient Instruments along with Camille Saint-Saëns, Casadesus helped to bring attention to early music and promote historical instruments and performing styles. One of…
What a Japanese Television Drama Teaches Musicians About Band Agreements
In Quartet, the Japanese television drama about a string quartet called Quartet Doughnuts Hole, Maki, Suzume, Iemori, and Beppu meet in a Tokyo karaoke bar. Maki, a semi-retired professional, plays first violin. Beppu plays second violin, Iemori plays viola, and…
Bach’s Coffee Cantata and Contracts as Relationship Design
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Coffee Cantata is not what most people expect from Bach. It’s not a Passion, a fugue, or solemn church music composed for performance under the vaulted ceilings of a centuries-old church. Nor was it written to be…
Backdating — When Something Isn't as Old as It Appears
I was 16 years old and performing a violin solo on live television for the first time. I stood in a cavernous cathedral holding my violin as the organ played a mournful introduction. The music seemed to hang in the…
When it Comes to the Section 199A Deduction, It Doesn’t Matter if a Performing Artist is “Really Terrible”
Founded in Edinburgh more than 30 years ago, the Really Terrible Orchestra – yes, that’s really its name – gives amateur musicians a place to play and perform together. The point of the orchestra isn’t to compete with the major…
Why A “Binding” Contract Doesn’t Really Bind the Parties
The virus hit me like a ton of bricks. I could barely eat or get out of bed for two days, and my string quartet had a big performance. This wasn’t a professional engagement; we were one of several groups…
What Makes a Violin Unique and Why AI Can’t (Yet) Replace Humans In Contract Preparation
Violins made by Antonio Stradivari (called “Strads”) in the late-Seventeenth and early-Eighteenth centuries are widely considered the best ever made. Yet for more than three centuries, musicians, collectors, scientists, and instrument makers (luthiers) have tried to determine why Strads stand…