Archive for 2016

Miami Lyric Opera hits the heights with an impassioned “Tosca”

Puccini’s Tosca is one of the most enduring staples of the […]

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Sun Aug 28, 2016
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Angel Romero brings his charisma and innate musicality to Coral Gables

Late in his concert Thursday night at Coral Gables Congregational Church, […]

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Fri Aug 19, 2016
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Classical Review to expand to Texas and Washington D.C. this fall

I am happy to announce that the Classical Review will be […]

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Tue Aug 16, 2016
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Miami Music Festival reaches the heights with a powerful “Crucible”

In recent seasons, operas by American composers have belatedly been getting […]

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Fri Jul 29, 2016
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Miami Piano Fest Academy closes with winners in epic finale

In a nearly three-hour finale concert on Sunday at the Miniaci […]

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Mon Jul 25, 2016
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Young pianist’s fresh Rachmaninoff highlights ambitious concert at Miami Music Festival

Three weeks of ambitious orchestral programming by the Miami Music Festival […]

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Sun Jul 24, 2016
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Soprano Christine Goerke thrills in a rare Wagner night in Miami

The music of Richard Wagner is rarely heard in South Florida. […]

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Sun Jul 17, 2016
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Chochieva shows sterling technique and poetry for Miami Piano Fest Academy

The Miami International Piano Festival Academy and Nova Southeastern University presented […]

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Sat Jul 16, 2016
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Miami Piano Festival Academy is a dream come true for founder Brodsky

The first season of the Miami International Piano Festival Academy is […]

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Mon Jul 11, 2016
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Bekker, Miami Music Festival Orchestra deliver an impressive Mahler 6

Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is hardly light summer fare. The conductor Wilhelm […]

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Sun Jul 10, 2016
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Young singers bring enthusiasm to Miami Music Festival’s “Bohème”

Puccini’s La Bohème is an operatic perennial. Based on Henri Murger’s […]

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Fri Jul 01, 2016
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Sybarite5 shows strong musicianship in uneven program

In recent years, partly due to the perilous financial state of American […]

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Fri Jun 24, 2016
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Anton Nel shows classic artistry at Miami Music Festival

A stormy night did not deter a large audience from turning […]

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Sun Jun 19, 2016
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Voigt pulls out; FGO swaps Verdi’s “Ballo” for “Sweeney Todd”

Scratch Voigt, add Verdi. Soprano Deborah Voigt has cancelled her performances in […]

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Wed Jun 15, 2016
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Miami Lyric Opera provides fine advocacy for Arrieta’s “Marina”

Miami Lyric Opera’s production of Emilio Arrieta’s Marina brought a Spanish […]

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Sun Jun 12, 2016
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Despite staging distractions, the tragic power of Lang’s “match girl passion” comes through

David Lang’s the little match girl passion won the 2008 Pulitzer […]

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Fri Jun 03, 2016
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Carrochia shines in Chopin and Scriabin at Miami Piano Festival

The Miami International Piano Festival takes pride in presenting undiscovered performers […]

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Sun May 15, 2016
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Rimoldi’s wayward recital proves a mixed bag at Miami Piano Festival

Emanuel Rimoldi made his American debut at the Miami International Piano […]

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Sat May 14, 2016
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Maltempo opens Miami Piano Festival with Lisztian fire and bravura

The Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery Series opened Thursday night at […]

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Fri May 13, 2016
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Seraphic Fire closes season with music of the English cathedral

Following traversals of American, Canadian and Latin choral rarities, ceremonial Handel, […]

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Thu May 12, 2016
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