Contributors to Berkshire Fine Arts

Gerald Elias Is a musican, conductor and author of mystery novels. Based in Utah he is a former violinist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He returns to the Berkshires each summer to play with the Tanglewood orchestra.

Richard Friswell is an art historian and publisher/ editor of Artes Magazine in Connecticut.

Melissa Hall is a theatre critic and writer based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Susan Hall is a New Yorki based writer and editor with many books to her name. For the past few years she has covered classical music and theatre in Manhattan as well as on the road from Europe, Chicago and Denver.

Shawn Hill has been writing about art in the Boston area since 1990. Currently he is an instructor in Art History at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. His focus is on 20th century art and the history of photography.

Angelika Jansen, Ph.D. is an ATCA member who divides time between Texas and Germany. She write about a wide range of film, theatre and the performing arts. 

Jack Lyons is an arts and entertainment critic for the San Diego based Desert Local News. He is an ATCA member who covers theatre in California.

Larry Murray was a founding editor of Berkshire Fine Arts. Three years ago he started Berskhire On Stage. He contributes the occasional dialogue and think piece about the state of the arts.

Steve Nelson is the director of the New England Music Museum which is under development. He was the founding director of the famed Boston tea Party where WBCN initiated its rock broadcasting.

Edward Rubin is a New York based fine arts and theatre critic. He is on the board of directors of the American Theatre Critics Association and The International Society of Art Critics (AICA). He writes for numerous magazines and global websites.

Dr. Yuri Tuvim, word/ travel contributor, was born in Russia in 1930. He came to the US in 1976, and worked 25 years for Waters Corp. (Liquid Chromatography company) as Principal Engineer. During the Cold War he was a  radio talk show host, commentator (WEEI & WTTP), lecturer (The Heritage Foundation & The Productivity Communication Center) and writer (USA today).

Adam Zucker is a New York based fine arts critic.