Today’s guest is Joseph Horowitz. Joseph is without a doubt one of the most influential thinkers in classical music in the world. His work should be a staple of any modern musician’s library. I wish to thank him for his time and generosity, it was a pleasure getting to know him during the couple of hours we spent chatting.

In our conversation we discuss his upcoming book Dvorak’s Prophecy and the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music, as well as the NPR documentary he produced and is linked to in the description of this podcast. I hope you will all listen to it and enjoy his incredible scholarly work. In dealing with this subject, we land in many places, including cultural appropriation, academic work, the orchestral world’s inability to innovate, migration patterns and music, and many more subject. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Joseph Horowitz, and are encouraged to go and find his brilliant work, it will help most re-define their understanding of musical scholarship and passion.

Links: 

https://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2020/12/an-act-of-empathy-a-dvorak-radio-documentary.html

https://the1a.org/segments/new-world-symphony-dvorak/