Episode 2: Rolf Bertsch and a Great Canadian Crime Caper

In this episode, I speak with Conductor and Pianist Rolf Bertsch about his Career and genius of Beethoven, and also relate my favourite Canadian crime story: now with a 2020 update. Also, a complete holiday piano performance from Han Ding. SHOW NOTES episode 2 Piano Performances heard in this episode performed by HAN DING: https://www.handingonline.com Theatre Calgary’s Official Christmas Carol page: https://www.theatrecalgary.com/shows/a-christmas-carol The ICI-Tele broadcast of the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens “Nutcracker” https://ici.tou.tv/casse-noisette/S01E01?lectureauto=1 Official Royal Canadian Mint Page about the Million Dollar Coin: https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/million-dollar-coin-1600006   ArtNews story on the theft: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/berlin-coin-theft-1783515   CBC NEWS: The Current Radio Story: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-29-2017-1.4044278/how-did-thieves-steal-gigantic-1m-canadian-gold-coin-from-berlin-museum-1.4045314   CBC NEWS: 2020 coin story update: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/berlin-gold-coin-heist-raids-1.5843764   The story about the Premiere of Beethovens Third Piano Concerto is told is Barry Coopers excellent biography: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/beethoven-9780195313314?cc=us&lang=en&   Beethoven’s Piano concertos have been recorded many times Two recent recommendations are—  Stewart Goodyear and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Andrew Constantine: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=858&name_role1=1&name_id2=24438&name_role2=2&bcorder=21&comp_id=5651 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-the-complete-piano-concertos/1499010141   Mitsuko Uchida and the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Simon Rattle: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2277234 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-piano-concertos-1-5/1488447983   Rolf Bertsch is the current music director of the Calgary Civic Symphony: https://calgarycivicsymphony.ca/Our-Conductor   Rolf’s Recommendations: Filmed performance of Beethoven Symphony #4 and Symphony #7 with conductor Carlos Kleiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3-jlAamGCE   Herbert van Karajan - Beethoven Symphonies (1963) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2190074 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-9-symphonies-recordings-from-1961-62/1440764800   John Eliot Gardiner - Beethoven Symphonies (1990s) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=443080 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-the-9-symphonies/1452587530   Bernstein— Bethoven Symphonies (1980s) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2262757 https://music.apple.com/us/album/leonard-bernstein-beethoven-the-9-symphonies/1452492300   Thanks for listening. Send your feedback, questions, and/or ideas for future episodes to [e-mail]