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A NEW APPROACH

Riccardo Chailly, the chief conductor of Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, exhibits his unconventional side by showing his approval of the rock musician Frank Zappa's taste in composers. Frank Zappa admires Edgard Varese, and Chailly likes Varese as well. In this (long) interview on Culture Kiosque, Chailly touches on a broad range of topics, an interesting one being his modernist approach to conducting late romantic and modern music. He explains the motivation behind this approach in both technical and cultural terms, and charms readers with his down-to-earth, personal style.

Fri, 07 Apr 2000 03:46:40 -0700

Submitted by: Jana Cole