Archive for 2009

Villa-Lobos tribute launches Brazilian music series at Arsht Center

The new Brazilian Classical Series made an auspicious debut Friday night […]

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Sat Nov 21, 2009
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Entremont to replace Platt as Boca Symphonia conductor

The internationally known pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont will become principal […]

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Wed Nov 18, 2009
at 12:29 pm
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Florida Grand’s “Pag and Suor” opener a distinctly mixed bag

On opening night, the popular image of opera as a world […]

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Sun Nov 15, 2009
at 9:57 am
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Golijov’s moving “Isaac” sparks memorable New World program

                          Argentine-born composer Osvaldo Golijov has made his reputation as a […]

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Sun Nov 15, 2009
at 9:26 am
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Boca Symphonia opens with Mendelssohn and a violinist’s impressive debut

Imagine Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony shorn of its great choral finale and […]

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Mon Nov 09, 2009
at 1:16 pm
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Multimedia “Gotham” is a high-voltage whirl of sight and sound

The New World Symphony’s Sounds of the Times series delved into […]

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Sun Nov 08, 2009
at 12:53 pm
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Seraphic Fire swings and soars in gospel program

Seraphic Fire celebrated American roots with “I’ll Fly Away,” a program […]

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Sat Nov 07, 2009
at 11:47 am
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New World Symphony to get a New York state of mind this weekend

The contemporary music scene of New York comes to Miami Beach […]

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Tue Nov 03, 2009
at 9:54 pm
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New World stumbles with lifeless Mozart in chamber opener

The excellent musicians of the New World Symphony put on a […]

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Sun Nov 01, 2009
at 11:13 pm
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Festival Miami closes in style with all that jazz

            Festival Miami concluded with a swinging party on Friday that brought […]

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Sat Oct 31, 2009
at 5:30 am
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November Events

November 28 Florida Grand Opera Leoncavallo: Pagliacci Puccini: Suor Angelica Kelly […]

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Sat Oct 31, 2009
at 1:55 am
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Pianist Kenner displays exceptional gifts in music of Chopin and others

Festival Miami and the Chopin Foundation presented an evening of “Chopin […]

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Thu Oct 29, 2009
at 2:23 pm
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New World’s Beethoven soars under Tilson Thomas, soloists

             The New World Symphony celebrated Beethoven the humanist on Saturday […]

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Sun Oct 25, 2009
at 12:45 pm
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A Venezuela-born Italian bass is rising to great heights

        Since his 2001 professional debut, Luca Pisaroni has made headlines […]

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Thu Oct 22, 2009
at 2:24 am
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At 15, Miami cellist is on the road to success

As the Miami Symphony Orchestra rehearses Dvorak’s Cello Concerto the soloist […]

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Tue Oct 20, 2009
at 9:38 am
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Miami Symphony opens 21st season impressively

At the end of World War II, the heroism and suffering […]

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Mon Oct 19, 2009
at 12:16 pm
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Beethoven’s Ninth, a symbol for good and ill throughout two centuries

Locked in a desperate war with a totalitarian enemy, a nation’s […]

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Sat Oct 17, 2009
at 12:13 pm
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Frost Wind Ensemble gives superb Ticheli symphony a new look

  The Frost Wind Ensemble presented a concert of 21st century […]

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Thu Oct 15, 2009
at 12:00 pm
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For those who think operas are too long, Frost Opera Theater offers a brisk alternative

         Festival Miami presented “Six Operas in Sixty Minutes,” an innovative program […]

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Wed Oct 14, 2009
at 10:40 am
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Lesser known works prove most compelling with Frost Chamber Players

Festival Miami can usually be counted on for some interesting programs, […]

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Mon Oct 12, 2009
at 11:22 am
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