Alexander and Alexandre. They are both in their 20s. Each boasts an International Tchaikovsky Competition gold medal. Each is a rising star. Each has a Russian background. Each could be heard playing ...

Visa problems derailed French conductor-violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow’s scheduled Pacific Symphony debut last year. But officialdom was satisfied the second time around, and Kantorow took the helm ...

Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 3 October 1945) is a French violinist and conductor. His son is the pianist Alexandre Kantorow. Kantorow was born in Cannes, France, into a family of Russian-Jewish origin.

Whatever you do, do not believe that 18th Century clarinet music begins and ends with Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. An unsurpassable piece of music, to be sure, but Mozart laid the ...

The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra is conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow in the Sinfonietta for Strings by Albert (ahl-BAIR) Roussel (roo-SELL).

The Orchestra of the Auvergne (oh-vehrn), led by Jean-Jacques Kantorow, plays the Minuetto No. 1 by Puccini. We'll pare down the forces to hear Puccini for string quartet later in the hour.