Oct. 9:Leif Segerstam, a Finnish composer and self-proclaimed “Jesus of Music” who wrote literally hundreds of symphonies and conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, known for his mystifying comments on his own works and music in general as well as his masterful performances of music by...
I had such wonderfully high hopes for this book, as I usually enjoy Jian’s interviewing style on his weekday pop culture talk-and-music program on the C.B.C.,“Q.” He’s an interesting-sounding personality himself, and his frequent references to his own background as a child of Iran...