South Florida Classical Review

One of the more heartening elements of Festival Miami is the exposure given to lesser-known music of the Americas, as well as the tradition of allowing Frost School of Music…

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An extraordinarily varied lineup of music is in the offing this weekend, with several noteworthy events.

 Born on the Bayou 

 Patrick Quigley and Seraphic Fire will take audiences on a…

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SEATTLE: The squawking winds and ominous rumblings of brass emanating from the pit during pre-curtain warm-ups give an early hint that this will be no…

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Through the centuries, the hero has been a central icon in German literature, bardic stanzas, paintings and tapestries–as well as in the country’s music, from the Christ-centered…

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Thursday, Oct. 30

1 p.m. Seraphic Fire: When the Saints Go Marching In: A musical tribute to New Orleans, jazz, Cajun and soul music. Bill Quigley, guest speaker. Harriet…

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On Thursday, Ned Rorem, America’s greatest creator of art song and one of the finest of living composers, turned 85. Yet unlike five years ago at his last significant birthday,…

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 CONCERT CALENDAR

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, 7:30 P.M. at Lincoln Theatre

Wind Ensemble Concert:

GRACEFUL GUSTS AND SCANDALOUS SONORITIES

Timothy Weiss, conductor

WEIR:  Musicians Wrestle Everywhere  

HARTMANN:  Serenade…

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20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENING – October 18, 2008

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 8 pm

Knight Concert Hall 

Shostakovich –…

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Friends of Chamber Music of Miami

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008*

Cho Liang Lin, Adele Anthony (violins), Roberto Diaz (viola), William DeRosa (cello),

Joseph Kalichstein (piano)

 Wednesday,…

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It’s striking that the New World Symphony and Miami Symphony Orchestra have each been fixtures on the circumscribed local music scene for twenty years while existing in…

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You’ve got to hand it to Leonid Treer who has once again come up with
an interesting program that travels the byways of music. In this case
he…

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Audience members streaming in to the Lincoln Theatre Friday night could observe the steel scaffolding rising ever higher off 17th Street, a symbolic and practical sign of the remarkable…

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One of the best-kept secrets on the local music scene is the outstanding work Alan Johnson has brought to the Frost Opera Theater since his arrival at the University…

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Welcome to the new home of South Florida Classical Review.

The web-based coverage of the region’s classical music scene that began in June on the previous blogspot site will now continue here.…

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Chamber music is often defined as music among friends, which generally refers to the performers. That description took on a different, larger context with the season-opening concert of Friends of…

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Shelly Berg was the most prominent musician on the stage of Gusman Concert Hall Saturday night, as the third evening of Festival Miami showcased the energetic Frost School of Music…

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It’s safe to say that few chamber orchestras are born in an opera rehearsal studio that has been converted into a nightclub cabaret with cash bar. But the Firebird Chamber…

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by Alan Becker

The Ritz Chamber Players, founded in 2002, is a group of African-American musicians dedicated to the exploration of the black heritage in classical music. Beyond the…

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By age 25, most young people are moving out of the house, striking out on their own, and starting new futures. So too has Festival Miami, which opened its 25th…

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The New World Symphony opens its 21st season next Friday night with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the Miami Beach orchestra in music of Ravel and Stravinsky, two MTT specialties.…

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