Archive for January, 2010

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February 28 Palm Beach Opera Mozart: Don Giovanni Gezim Myshketa, Pamela […]

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Sun Jan 31, 2010
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Cleveland Orchestra provides worthy mix with Beethoven and Bernstein

In the fourth year of its winter residency in Miami, the […]

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Sat Jan 30, 2010
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Slimmed-down Seraphic Fire a bit too chaste in mixing the sensual and spiritual

Patrick Dupre Quigley certainly has a lot to say.  This gifted […]

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Sat Jan 30, 2010
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Third-rate playing creates static for Moscow Radio Symphony at Kravis

The heart sank with the first wind chord of the Romeo […]

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Wed Jan 27, 2010
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Fauré Piano Quartet delivers unforgettable performance in Palm Beach

If you make regular rounds of the many chamber music performances […]

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Mon Jan 25, 2010
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Haiti benefit to be presented by Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony

The Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony will join forces Wednesday […]

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Mon Jan 25, 2010
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Malkki, New World bring extraordinary focus to Finnish music

The New World Symphony hit the Finnish theme hard in their […]

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Mon Jan 25, 2010
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Fine cast in FGO’s “Lucia” undermined by obtrusive stage direction

As traditionally performed, Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor is two-and-a-half hours […]

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Sun Jan 24, 2010
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Palm Beach Opera scores with intense and powerful production of Verdi’s “Otello”

Many opera fans learn to live with partial successes, accepting the […]

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Sat Jan 23, 2010
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Josefowicz soars in Adès concerto with Cleveland Orchestra

Following a one-day strike by the musicians and late-night contract settlement […]

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Sat Jan 23, 2010
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Agreement reached in Cleveland Orchestra strike

 After a 30-hour negotiating session, striking Cleveland Orchestra musicians and management […]

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Tue Jan 19, 2010
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In any language, Bruno Aprea is making an impact at Palm Beach Opera

The stormy opening of Verdi’s Otello clangs from an upright piano. […]

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Mon Jan 18, 2010
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Zwilich’s new Septet receives a brilliant Florida premiere

While quartets and trios abound in the chamber music literature, septets […]

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Mon Jan 18, 2010
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Cleveland Orchestra is on strike

The musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike Monday, fulfilling […]

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Mon Jan 18, 2010
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Firebird Chamber Orchestra provides high-voltage jump to Vivaldi

In the collective hands of soloist Adda Kridler and the one-year-old […]

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Sat Jan 16, 2010
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Richard Goode brings insight and intimacy to Bach and Haydn in Palm Beach

From the presentation of the first half of his Palm Beach […]

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Thu Jan 14, 2010
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Perlman’s recital at Arsht Center charms capacity audience

After five decades on the concert stage, Itzhak Perlman has become […]

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Wed Jan 13, 2010
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Firebird Rising: chamber orchestra to open second season with a fresh look at Vivaldi

In a series of concerts in South Florida this week, the Firebird […]

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Mon Jan 11, 2010
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Cleveland Duo and saxophonist make strong case for offbeat trio

Many years have passed since the saxophone became a “legitimate” instrument […]

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Mon Jan 11, 2010
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MTT makes rare appearance as pianist in substantially Scandinavian program

When musicians attempt to conduct from the keyboard or concertmaster’s chair, […]

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Sat Jan 09, 2010
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