Culture Monster episode 1 

Welcome to the first episode of Culture Monster!

I dive into the difficulty of Beethoven’s Birthday, a Canadian Art Scandal, and speak with Karl Hirzer about the skills needed to be successful as an orchestra conductor.

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Links and more useful info:

C-Monster bite of the day:

“Conductor breaks down scenes from movies and TV” (YouTube)

https://cutt.ly/UhOt3XY

Macleans article about the “Voice of Fire” Controversy

https://cutt.ly/ZhOqu67

Wikipedia article on “Voice of Fire” (Including image)

https://cutt.ly/QhOqfHm

Karl Hirzer’s bio on the CalgaryPhil.com

https://cutt.ly/ahOqnWy

Performance of Unsuk Chin: Graffiti (Soundcloud) 

https://cutt.ly/ohOqeMr

BeethovenHaus, Bonn Birthplace and museum

https://www.beethoven.de

Performance of Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata” courtesy of Musopen