Archive for July, 2009
Miami Lyric Opera uncovers a Spanish gem with Arrieta’s charming “Marina”
Miami Lyric Opera works at a disadvantage with its shoestring budget. Sets and staging are minimal, and the undernourished orchestral forces cannot compete with those [...]
Fri Jul 31, 2009
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Lang Lang, Perlman featured in Arsht Center’s new classical series
The Arsht Center has revealed details of its new classical and dance series, which will present Lang Lang, Itzhak Perlman, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra [...]
Sun Jul 26, 2009
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Close acoustic makes for jarring results at Palm Beach Chamber Fest
The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival has reached the penultimate concert of its summer season. Friday’s program, at the Helen K. Persson Hall at Palm [...]
Sat Jul 25, 2009
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Tableau Baroque enlightens with music of Handel and his contemporaries
We may be in the doldrums of summer, but thanks to Seraphic Fire, we have a summer concert series of considerable interest to enlighten and [...]
Fri Jul 24, 2009
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Miami Lyric Opera to present Arrieta’s rarely heard “Marina”
Imagine that Frederick Loewe, aspiring to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, removed all the dialogue from My Fair Lady and reworked the musical into [...]
Wed Jul 22, 2009
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Young Beethoven shines brightest at Palm Beach Chamber Festival
In a well-performed evening of light, elegant works Friday, the musicians of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival showcased two composers most people have never [...]
Sat Jul 18, 2009
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Guitarist Isbin shows her mastery in Coral Gables
The guitar occupies a difficult place in the classical music world. Long a preeminent pop music instrument, it has a relatively small classical repertoire, a [...]
Fri Jul 17, 2009
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Palm Beach Chamber Fest opens with bracing mix of rarities
A piece for three bassoons. A serenade by Bohuslav Martinu for strings and clarinets. A rarely heard work by the young Beethoven. It must be [...]
Sat Jul 11, 2009
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Lisitsa returns for a hair-raising display of piano fireworks
Some musicians play in such a literal style that you can almost see the treble clefs, staffs, sharps and flats before you, as they efficiently [...]
Fri Jul 03, 2009
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