The secret life of Phil Ramone
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The secret life of Phil Ramone
Peter Dobrin, Inquirer Classical Music Critic
There is lots today about Phil Ramone, the music producer who died Saturday, and his work with the Paul Simons and Billy Joels of the music industry. But not mentioned is his history in Philadelphia with a different genre. Read about his extremely successful outing with the Curtis Institute of Music orchestra here.
Peter Dobrin is a classical music critic and culture writer for The Inquirer. Since 1989, he has written music reviews, features, news and commentary for the paper, covering such topics as the Philadelphia Museum of Art at the Venice Biennale, expansion of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Philadelphia Orchestra's bankruptcy declaration in 2011, Philadelphia's evolving performing arts center and the general health of arts and culture.
Dobrin was a French horn player. He earned an undergraduate degree in performance from the University of Miami, and received a master's degree in music criticism from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with Elliott Galkin. He has no time to practice today.
