Archive for January, 2009

Welser-Most, Cleveland Orchestra victorious in Shostakovich

The Cleveland Orchestra opened their 2009 Miami season heard but unseen as […]

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Sat Jan 31, 2009
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Budapest orchestra shows fiery brilliance in lightish program

The Adrienne Arsht Center was effectively converted into a cafe on […]

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Thu Jan 29, 2009
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Soprano approaches life with Wagnerian intensity

Consider this: the first classical vocalist to inaugurate the Knight Concert Hall […]

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Wed Jan 28, 2009
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Florida Grand does Rossini right with charming, delightful “Cenerentola”

“Dying is easy, comedy is difficult,” said the actor Edmund Gwenn. […]

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Mon Jan 26, 2009
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Second cast “Norma” proves first class in Palm Beach

In bel canto, unlike other operatic genres in which music can […]

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Sun Jan 25, 2009
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Bell shines brightly, Mahler a mess with New World Symphony

 The New World Symphony’s downtown concerts have become an effective recruiting poster […]

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Sun Jan 25, 2009
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Love and death among the Druids: Swenson lifts a routine “Norma” in Palm Beach

In the words of an old Monty Python sketch, it really […]

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Sat Jan 24, 2009
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Pianist Sudbin shows power, not always poetry

As they say in the sports world, Friends of Chamber Music […]

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Thu Jan 22, 2009
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Santa Fe Guitar Quartet bring Latin warmth to Flagler Museum

Despite their growing popularity, guitar quartets simply aren’t that commonplace. So […]

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Thu Jan 22, 2009
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Concert Association to abandon its Broward Center series

The Concert Association of Florida will drop its Broward Center lineup […]

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Wed Jan 21, 2009
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Fast-track Russian pianist to make Miami debut

Music aficionados with an interest in first-class keyboard talent should make […]

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Mon Jan 19, 2009
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Mozart-Salieri smackdown closes Firebird’s debut season in style

 The third and final program of the Firebird Chamber Orchestra’s inaugural […]

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Mon Jan 19, 2009
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Naples Philharmonic makes decent if nonrevelatory showing at Kravis

In its appearance at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, […]

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Mon Jan 19, 2009
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Evan Ziporyn opens New Music fest with jazzy flair

The bass clarinet is a strange beast, an instrument that resembles […]

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Sun Jan 18, 2009
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Joshua Bell returns for first New World date in two decades

Joshua Bell has been such a high-profile presence for so long on […]

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Sun Jan 18, 2009
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Rising mezzo Kate Lindsey shows first-class artistry

  Due to scheduling snafus at Gusman Concert Hall, Friends of […]

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Thu Jan 15, 2009
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Irish orchestra makes rough-edged debut in Russian program

In the lobby you could learn about tourism packages to the […]

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Thu Jan 15, 2009
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Florida Grand Opera to cut back productions in 2009-2010

Florida Grand Opera will eliminate one production from its 2009-2010 season, presenting […]

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Wed Jan 14, 2009
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Perlman scolds, cajoles, and charms Kravis audience

 Itzhak Perlman was part raconteur, teacher and etiquette scold Monday night […]

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Tue Jan 13, 2009
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Platt, Boca Symphonia glorious in Dvorak rarity

The Boca Raton Symphonia introduced Dvorak’s Symphony No. 5 in what […]

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Mon Jan 12, 2009
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