On Wednesday, November 5 in San Francisco, four Oberlin students joined colleagues from four other conservatories and universities for the second Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism, an intensive five-day experience in critiquing performances by the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Cal Performances and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
Each morning, the Rubin Institute Fellows will submit reviews of the previous evening’s concert to be critiqued in private workshops and public sessions by the Writers Panel, which includes noted American critics Anne Midgette, Tim Page, John Rockwell, Alex Ross, Heidi Waleson and Stephen Rubin (president and publisher of Henry Holt & Co., a frequent feature writer for The New York Times who founded and is principal funder of the Institute). [Read more…]
ClevelandClassical’s Young Writer Fellow, Daniel Hautzinger, has wrapped up ChamberFest Cleveland’s third season in an article for the national website of the Music Critics Association of North America. Read his piece, “Cleveland ChamberFest in 3rd year has convivial vibe” on 
ClevelandClassical is pleased to announce that Chicago native Daniel Hautzinger has been named the 2014 ClevelandClassical.com Young Writers Fellow. The two-month summer fellowship is designed for young writers who wish to hone their skills and prepare for careers on the new frontiers of musical journalism.