Archive for 2010

Moscow Virtuosi’s warmth and bravura charm Arsht Center audience

Violinist-conductor Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra offered a […]

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Thu Nov 25, 2010
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Ailing tenor misses two “Turandot” performances

Due to a heavy persistent cold, tenor Frank Porretta missed the […]

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Tue Nov 23, 2010
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New World Symphony has a lackluster night in Baroque program

The Italian early-music specialist Rinaldo Alessandrini led the New World Symphony […]

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Sun Nov 21, 2010
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Fine soloists and choral singing lift Master Chorale’s incomplete “Creation”

Haydn’s The Creation is one of the monuments of the choral […]

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Sat Nov 20, 2010
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Embattled South Florida Symphony cancels December concerts

Plagued by financial problems and harshly criticized by former musicians for […]

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Sat Nov 20, 2010
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Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi mark three challenging decades

The late Brezhnev era–a favorable period for the production of nuclear […]

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Wed Nov 17, 2010
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Russian State Symphony cancels tour, Broward Center event

Due to “unforeseen circumstances beyond its control,” the Russian State Symphony […]

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Wed Nov 17, 2010
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Big and brawny, Moscow State Symphony’s playing is Russian to the bone

Attempting to detect national characteristics in symphony orchestras can be a […]

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Tue Nov 16, 2010
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Florida Grand Opera opens season with lavish, richly sung “Turandot”

Florida Grand Opera opened its new season Saturday with one of […]

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Sun Nov 14, 2010
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Seraphic Fire members take a nostalgic journey

The singers of Seraphic Fire set aside their scores of Bach, […]

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Fri Nov 05, 2010
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Young cast sparks Frost Opera Theater’s clever punk version of “Beggar’s Opera”

The enterprising Frost Opera Theater opened an intimate yet highly creative […]

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Fri Nov 05, 2010
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Santiago Rodriguez’s memorable recital worth waiting for

Pianist Santiago Rodriguez provided a triumphant postlude to Festival Miami Sunday afternoon […]

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Mon Nov 01, 2010
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November Events

November 30 Friends of Chamber Music Anton Kuerti, pianist Beethoven: Appassionate […]

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Sun Oct 31, 2010
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Ax, MTT and New World make collegial team in Brahms program

Johannes Brahms may not be, as the New World Symphony’s webpage […]

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Sun Oct 31, 2010
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Frost Chamber Players serve up a varied French feast

Perhaps the most interesting of Festival Miami’s 2010 programs was the […]

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Wed Oct 27, 2010
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Sandoval, Miami Symphony light up Arsht Center with new concerto

The great jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval came to the Arsht Center […]

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Mon Oct 25, 2010
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UM festival to offer a world premiere made in and for Miami

One unappreciated aspect of a contemporary composer’s art involves cold calling. […]

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Thu Oct 21, 2010
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A reconstituted Amernet Quartet opens its season with memorable Debussy

The Amernet Quartet has been the resident ensemble at Florida International […]

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Wed Oct 20, 2010
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Frost Wind Ensemble serves up world premiere and retooled Bob Dylan

Who could hear the words “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ […]

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Wed Oct 20, 2010
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A double helping of string quartets at Festival Miami

A large audience filled Gusman Concert Hall Sunday night for a […]

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Mon Oct 18, 2010
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