Archive for 2012

After a half-century career, Itzhak Perlman’s challenge is to keep things fresh

Touring virtuosos typically announce concert programs months in advance, giving promoters […]

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Fri Dec 28, 2012
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February 1

Florida Grand Opera Mozart: The Magic Flute Andrew Bidlack, Lisette Oropesa, […]

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Sun Dec 23, 2012
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Seraphic Fire offers a festive and vibrant “Messiah”

Seraphic Fire has had a remarkable year. In 2012 the Miami […]

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Sun Dec 23, 2012
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Menotti’s “Amahl” receives a moving and effective performance

Classical music’s answer to It’s a Wonderful Life and the other […]

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Sun Dec 23, 2012
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The Top 10 Performances of 2012

1. Seraphic Fire: Bach’s Mass in B Minor Everything came together […]

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Thu Dec 20, 2012
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Mälkki, New World deliver riveting Berlioz and the American premiere of Saariaho concerto

The musical bounty of contemporary Finland took the stage Saturday in […]

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Sun Dec 16, 2012
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Conductor Susanna Mälkki is making big waves on the world’s music stages

A petite, dark-haired woman walked into the orchestra pit at La […]

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Tue Dec 11, 2012
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Frost’s Shelly Berg nominated for Grammy; two alumni receive conductor positions

University of Miami Frost School of Music Dean Shelly Berg has […]

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Tue Dec 11, 2012
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Seraphic Fire winningly mixes past and present with Christmas program

Dozens of candles flickered in the darkness. From the back of […]

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Sun Dec 09, 2012
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Palm Beach Opera announces conductors for season

Palm Beach Opera has announced its podium lineup for the 2012-13 […]

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Thu Dec 06, 2012
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Adams conducts Adams (and Carter) in exhilarating night at New World Symphony

John Adams, the preeminent living classical composer in the United States, […]

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Sun Dec 02, 2012
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Miami Bach Society offers a stylish and insightful “Christmas Oratorio”

The joy of the holiday season took musical flight Sunday afternoon […]

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Mon Nov 26, 2012
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St. Lawrence String Quartet delivers edgy virtuosity at the Kravis Center

“Look at his shoes!” “See his shoes?” whispered audience members, as […]

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Sun Nov 25, 2012
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December 23

Seraphic Fire Handel: Messiah 4 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort […]

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Wed Nov 21, 2012
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Florida Grand Opera to present Levy’s “Electra” and Wagner’s “Tristan” in 2013-14

Florida Grand Opera will open its 2013-14 season at the Broward […]

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Tue Nov 20, 2012
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Florida Grand Opera lives up to its name with a moving and impassioned “La Bohème”

Opening night at Florida Grand Opera always produces a good show, […]

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Sun Nov 18, 2012
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Cleveland Orchestra shines in a resounding performance of Mahler’s mammoth Third Symphony

The Cleveland Orchestra’s expanding Miami residency reached a landmark with the […]

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Sat Nov 17, 2012
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Frost Opera Theater presents an evening of supernatural opera scenes

The University of Miami Frost School of Music’s once-moribund opera program […]

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Fri Nov 16, 2012
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Seraphic Fire delivers one of its finest performances with “Psalms of David” program

Seraphic Fire has presented some of the most consistently first-rate musical events […]

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Thu Nov 15, 2012
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As FGO opens season, new director charts an ambitious and adventurous course

The day after Susan Danis moved to Miami to take up […]

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Tue Nov 13, 2012
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