Over the last couple of years, the nief-norf Summer Festival has become one of the most significant events on the Knoxville cultural calendar. It’s a sophisticated summer camp on the …
KSO names William Shaub as new concertmaster
Gabriel Lefkowitz’s recently ended tenure as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster coincided with an exciting era for local classical music audiences. The 2010s have been a period of increasing instrumental …
KSO hints at new directions in season finale
The final concert of the season for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra each May is, in may ways, like a commencement ceremony—it always seems to elicit a range of emotions in …
KSO’s April Masterworks Concerts Offer a Mix of the Familiar and the Contemporary
At first glance, at least, the program for last weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts didn’t reveal any particular reasons to expect anything out of the ordinary. On the bill …
Mezzo-soprano Catherine Daniel Makes Her American Debut in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’
What did Gaetano Donizetti find so fascinating about England’s Queen Elizabeth I? Drawing from a well of popular plays and novels based on her life and reign, the composer created …