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2009

12/29 – January Events
12/24 – Top 10 Performances of 2009
12/22 – Last-minute lineup saves the day for Friends of Chamber Music
12/21 – Seraphic Fire’s intimate take on “Messiah” well suited to All Saints
12/21 – Isabel Bayrakdarian showers her luxuriant voice on Gusman Hall
12/17 – With Zukerman and Forsyth as star power, Israel Philharmonic shines with warmth and elegance
12/14 – Pianist Giltburg proves most in synch with the 20th century
12/14 – Tempest Trio creates electrifying storm at Four Arts in Palm Beach
12/13 – Zukerman and Forsyth, partners on stage and off
12/12 – Soloists take flight in Palm Beach Opera’s Beethoven Ninth
12/11 – Seraphic Fire presents sacred, refreshingly retro Christmas program
12/10 – Seraphic Fire to launch new Christmas series tonight
12/6 – James Judd returns to Broward Center in triumphant “Messiah”
12/5 – Vanskä leads New World Symphony in performances of bracing power and flexibility
12/5 – Delray String Quartet displays grace and energy in Coral Gables debut
12/3 – Seraphic Fire to tour Mexico next spring
11/29 – At a time of cutbacks, a Florida string quartet expands to three counties
11/28 – December Events
11/23 – After eight years, James Judd returns to Florida podium to conduct “Messiah”
11/22 – Young conductor, Frost orchestra triumph over potential disaster, brilliantly
11/21 – Villa-Lobos tribute launches Brazilian music series at Arsht Center
11/18 – Entremont to replace Platt as Boca Symphonia conductor
11/15 – Florida Grand’s “Pag and Suor” opener a distinctly mixed bag
11/15 – Golijov’s moving “Isaac” sparks memorable New World program
11/9 – Boca Symphonia opens with Mendelssohn and a violinist’s impressive debut
11/8 – Multimedia “Gotham” is a high-voltage whirl of sight and sound
11/7 – Seraphic Fire swings and soars in gospel program
11/3 – New World Symphony to get a New York state of mind this weekend
11/1 – New World stumbles with lifeless Mozart in chamber opener
10/31 – Festival Miami closes in style with all that jazz
10/31 – November Events
10/29 – Pianist Kenner displays exceptional gifts in music of Chopin and others
10/25 – New World’s Beethoven soars under Tilson Thomas, soloists
10/22 – A Venezuela-born Italian bass is rising to great heights
10/20 – At 15, Miami cellist is on the road to success
10/19 – Miami Symphony opens 21st season impressively
10/17 – Beethoven’s Ninth, a symbol for good and ill throughout two centuries
10/15 – Frost Wind Ensemble gives superb Ticheli symphony a new look
10/14 – For those who think operas are too long, Frost Opera Theater offers a brisk alternative
10/12 – Lesser known works prove most compelling with Frost Chamber Players
10/11 – New World Symphony opens season with fiery showpieces
10/9 – David Garrett—when classical violin goes crossover
10/7 – String theory at Funky Buddha
10/3 – Festival Miami opens with exciting Beethoven and Brahms
10/2 – Seraphic Fire opens new season with ancient music
9/30 – October Events
9/25 – Miami Lyric Opera’s concert “Carmen” a mixed bag of Bizet
9/23 – Hard-working conductor a triple-threat advantage for UM’s Frost School
9/23 – Met’s “Tosca” opens season with hoary new cliches
9/14 – Violinist McDuffie shows wide range in lightish program
9/11 – Renee and the Russians to be in the spotlight at 2010 Boca festival
9/6 – Restless violinist Robert McDuffie keeps searching for new challenges
8/31 – September Events
8/28 – Pianist Dowling brings classical finesse to ragtime
8/23 – Vickers’ Moor revisited and Domingo’s “Otello” farewell
8/19 – Festival Miami scales back for 26th season
8/12 – Habermann and the Desert Chorale do Handel right
8/7 – Hyperactive Dessay upstages Violetta in soprano’s “Traviata” debut
8/5 – Santa Fe Opera shoots and scores with opera noir “The Letter”
8/3 – Fine cast, glitzy production provide mixed rewards in Santa Fe’s “Alceste”
8/1 – Strings to the fore in stellar closing program of PB Chamber Festival
8/1 – August Events
7/31 – Miami Lyric Opera uncovers a Spanish gem with Arrieta’s charming “Marina”
7/26 – Lang Lang, Perlman featured in Arsht Center’s new classical series
7/25 – Close acoustic makes for jarring results at Palm Beach Chamber Fest
7/24 – Tableau Baroque enlightens with music of Handel and his contemporaries
7/22 – Miami Lyric Opera to present Arrieta’s rarely heard “Marina”
7/18 – Young Beethoven shines brightest at Palm Beach Chamber Festival
7/17 – Guitarist Isbin shows her mastery in Coral Gables
7/11 – Palm Beach Chamber Fest opens with bracing mix of rarities
7/3 – Lisitsa returns for a hair-raising display of piano fireworks
6/23 – July Calendar
6/22 – New classical series to debut at Broward Center this fall
6/19 – Violinist Meyers brings a musical smile to a summer night
6/15 – Violinist Schmidt displays depth and maturity
6/12 – Seraphic Fire breaks up the summer doldrums with that old-time religion
6/11 – Young violinist strives to bring back the Golden Age
6/8 – Orchestra Miami concert cancelled, evening of art and music to take its place
6/1 – A compelling Sunday afternoon of music, mostly from the Holocaust
6/1 – June Calendar
5/29 – Miami Lyric Opera delivers impassioned double bill of “Cav” and “Suor”
5/25 – Frost School musicians highlighted on new CD
5/18 – Pablo Ziegler closes piano festival with a whole lot of tango
5/17 – Hungarian pianist Szokolay stronger on bravura than poetry
5/16 – Stephen Beus brings daring virtuosity to Miami Piano Festival
5/16 – Pianist Ning An makes exciting impact with Orchestra Miami
5/15 – Seraphic Fire closes with Jewish and Christian Renaissance
5/15 – Eckardstein opens Piano Festival with power and poetry
5/9 – KLR Trio closes chamber season with stylish Schubert
5/8 – Coral Gables Congregational Church announces summer lineup
5/7 – New Frost program will put a stamp on ensemble musicianship
5/3 – MTT, New World wrap season with blazing Tchaikovsky
5/2 – A brief personal note
5/2 – Miami Symphony wraps season with music of Spain and the spheres
5/1 – May Calendar
4/28 – From humpback whales to Broadway swagger, New World closes chamber season with genuine American diversity
4/27 – Canadian soprano nabs top prize in Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition
4/26 – Chinese soprano is unforgettable in Florida Grand Opera’s shattering “Butterfly”
4/25 – Financially pressed Florida Grand Opera ditches its concert series after just one season
4/25 – Master Chorale closes season with American music
4/23 – At 70 (no, really), Ellen Taaffe Zwilich remains as energetic and youthful as her music
4/23 – Sunday Afternoons of Music to open 2009-2010 with McDuffie
4/20 – Boca Symphonia wraps season with guest conductor and new concerto
4/19 – New World goes Dutch in modern style with conductor de Leeuw
4/19 – Frost Symphony rises to the challenge with a stirring Mahler Fifth
4/18 – Seraphic Fire offers sacred and scary takes on motherhood
4/16 – Met’s fascinating documentary wins “The Audition”
4/12 – Cellist Weilerstein provides intense advocacy for Golijov
4/11 – Spivakov, virtuosic Russian orchestra bedazzle the Arsht Center audience
4/10 – Arsht Center to launch new classical series this fall
4/7 – Bryn Terfel’s voice and magnetism provide a memorable night
4/7 – Sublime to ridiculous, Miami Symphony offers a movable feast
4/6 – Delray Quartet closes season with the darker side of Mendelssohn
4/4 – French soprano lifts Palm Beach Opera’s “La Boheme”
4/4 – Violinist’s Brahms sparks Cleveland’s final season stand
4/3 – A Daring Turn of the “Ring”
4/3 – Amici Quartet surmounts Beethoven’s complexity
4/2 – April Concert Calendar
4/2 – Fidel goes to the opera
3/31 – Guarneri String Quartet bids farewell with Beethoven
3/28 – Oundjian, New World triumphant in Nielsen symphony
3/27 – Composer stokes the flames of revolution with Castro opera
3/27 – Orchestra Miami will present two late-season concerts
3/27 – Miami Lyric Opera opens season ambitiously with Bellini
3/26 – Piano dances, eloquent and thought provoking, courtesy of Richard Goode
3/25 – Apart from that, Mr. Lincoln, refined chamber music from Ravinia
3/24 – Mahler and a young piano virtuoso, served up by the Miami Symphony
3/23 – An afternoon with Brahms, done with insight and style
3/23 – Boca Symphonia does well by Beethoven (Mozart and Shostakovich too)
3/22 – Mozart loses in FGO’s charmless, slipshod “Figaro”
3/21 – March concert listings
3/18 – Back to the future: A familiar city, a new beginning
3/18 – A time for Butterflys
3/18 – Young Polish quartet makes admirable debut at Kravis
3/17 – Libetta shows fire and poetry at piano festival
3/16 – Gekic opens piano festival with remarkable marathon feat
3/16 – Perlman, as conductor, closes Boca festival with stirring Beethoven
3/15 – A memorable Saturday night from Sunday Afternoons of Music
3/15 – Uncorked Donizetti rendered with youthful charm
3/14 – Once again, a riveting “Tosca” to remember in Sarasota
3/12 – A Mascagni love story with no knives or ear-biting
3/11 – Verdi on the grand scale, gloriously sung
3/11 – Estonian orchestra a distinct success with help from young pianist
3/10 – Tenor Giordani triumphant at Arsht Center
3/10 – Voice giving out, Carreras halts Kravis concert
3/9 – Belcea Quartet balances power and refinement in dramatic style
3/9 – Fine Arts Quartet lives up to its name and tradition
3/8 – New World serves up a mixed bag of Baroque
3/8 – Perlman opens Boca Festival with Beethoven amid usual audience rudeness
3/8 – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson—an artist for the ages, remembered at Ravinia
3/7 – When Beethoven traditions collide—magnificently
3/5 – Marcello Giordani keeps the Italian tenor flame ablaze
3/5 – New World Symphony’s 2009-10 season, a bracing mix with stellar guest artists
3/3 – Savall in excelsis
3/2 – Haydn in plain sight
2/28 – Mozart’s “Figaro” proves mostly heavenly in Palm Beach
2/28 – Checkmate swapping
2/28 – As economy dives, Florida Grand Opera plays it even safer in 2009-2010
2/27 – New York state of mind
2/25 – New song cycle highlights Curtis on Tour program
2/24 – St. Lawrence Quartet at its height in Mozart and Mendelssohn
2/23 – Denk’s blazing artistry makes the case for Ives’ “Concord” sonata
2/22 – Leah Partridge provides fleeting sparks in lackluster “Lakme”
2/22 – New World offers rarity with Ives’ “Holidays Symphony”
2/21 – Ives Festival opener provides array of works, mixed rewards
2/19 – Robertson to depart Florida Grand Opera at the end of this season
2/17 – American Iconoclast
2/14 – Lakme rises again to sing like a bell and die by a flower
2/14 – Unorthodox Seraphic Fire soars in Orthodox music
2/14 – Concert Association makes it official
2/12 – Talich Quartet brings Czech postcards from the edge
2/11 – Concert Association’s demise appears imminent with the rest of the season an open question
2/9 – Miami Symphony brassy and boisterous in amply American program
2/9 – Platt, Boca Symphonia serve up rarities with charm and style
2/8 – Fiery performances close concerto weekend in style
2/7 – Strings in the spotlight at New World’s Concerto Showcase
2/5 – Alasdair Neale finds a comfortable fit as New World’s principal podium guest
2/5 – Curtain to ring down for FGO’s Stewart Robertson
2/4 – Remembrance of a Genius (Lukas Foss 1922-2009)
2/3 – A remarkable Schubert journey with Radu Lupu
2/2 – Delray Quartet provides intense advocacy for Sleeper premiere
2/1 – February Concert Calendar
1/31 – Welser-Most, Cleveland Orchestra victorious in Shostakovich
1/29 – Budapest orchestra shows fiery brilliance in lightish program
1/28 – Soprano approaches life with Wagnerian intensity
1/26 – Florida Grand does Rossini right with charming, delightful “Cenerentola”
1/25 – Second cast “Norma” proves first class in Palm Beach
1/25 – Bell shines brightly, Mahler a mess with New World Symphony
1/24 – Love and death among the Druids: Swenson lifts a routine “Norma” in Palm Beach
1/22 – Pianist Sudbin shows power, not always poetry
1/22 – Santa Fe Guitar Quartet bring Latin warmth to Flagler Museum
1/21 – Concert Association to abandon its Broward Center series
1/19 – Fast-track Russian pianist to make Miami debut
1/19 – Mozart-Salieri smackdown closes Firebird’s debut season in style
1/19 – Naples Philharmonic makes decent if nonrevelatory showing at Kravis
1/18 – Evan Ziporyn opens New Music fest with jazzy flair
1/18 – Joshua Bell returns for first New World date in two decades
1/15 – Rising mezzo Kate Lindsey shows first-class artistry
1/15 – Irish orchestra makes rough-edged debut in Russian program
1/14 – Florida Grand Opera to cut back productions in 2009-2010
1/13 – Perlman scolds, cajoles, and charms Kravis audience
1/12 – Platt, Boca Symphonia glorious in Dvorak rarity
1/12 – Oliveira’s intense style best in Brahms and Bloch
1/11 – Hvorostovsky’s dramatic firepower ignites Arsht Center
1/10 – A viola called Harold lifts New World’s French program
1/5 – Soprano Gutierrez opens year on several high notes
1/5 – Delray Quartet uneven in Mozart and Borodin
1/2 – January Concert Calendar

2008

12/24 – Classical Year in Review
12/22 – Two hornists to the fore in New World chamber finale
12/20 – The Gringo’s, er, Dummy’s Guide to zarzuela
12/20 – Seraphic Fire serves up a stylish, springy “Messiah”
12/19 – New “Amahl” makes a timely Christmas treat
12/18 – Young cellist Weilerstein shows mature artistry in Dvorak
12/16 – The fourth hunchback is the charm
12/15 – Dvorak shines brightest in Delray Quartet opener
12/14 – MTT and Ax close year with powerful Brahms and gracious Beethoven
12/13 – Russian soprano luminous in Palm Beach “Rigoletto”
12/13 – Master Chorale and friends bring a joyful holiday spirit
12/12 – Plain Dealer music critic sues, wants his paper and Cleveland Orchestra to face the music
12/10 – Pianist shows poetry, needs interpretive seasoning
12/9 – Basel weekend brings varied palette of Beethoven
12/8 – Gluzman’s Tchaikovsky ignites Boca Symphonia opener
12/7 – Florida Symphony makes impressive debut in mixed program
12/7 – Miami Symphony, harmonica soloist mix it up with Latin flair
12/6 – Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel” a fascinating journey
12/4 – Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel” on tap Friday night
12/2 – December Concert Calendar
12/1 – Conductor Judd receives $1 million grant to start Miami music project
12/1 – New World adds more concerts to season
12/1 – Convivial Chameleon opens season in high spirits
11/30 – Fleming soars in Strauss songs
11/29 – Dances with two pianos, somewhat out of step
11/26 – Weak start, moving finish for second-cast Violetta
11/25 – Refined Mahler from a Dutch master
11/24 – Serial man-killer
11/23 – Ades leads New World in bracing blast of the modern
11/22 – Death becomes the Firebird Chamber Orchestra
11/20 – 15 illegal minutes with Thomas Ades
11/19 – “Porgy and Bess” scores a triumph in belated Chicago debut
11/19 – Pianist Prats and Singing Sons best in mixed SOA concert
11/17 – Vivaldi rarities on display at St. Paul’s
11/16 – Sumptuous “Traviata” kicks off season with Verdian drama and radiant vocalism
11/15 – Chorale opens new era with impressive “Elijah”
11/13 – Hometown favorite Gutierrez to open opera season in “Traviata”
11/10 – Chamber Soloists present intimate take on Mahler and Tchaikovsky
11/9 – Violinist Gluzman provides spark to mixed American program
11/7 – Chorale’s new master a popular choice
11/7 – American music, aptly, on tap this weekend
11/7 – Beethoven at Basel
11/5 – Gergiev and Mariinsky mix it up at Kravis
11/4 – Russians open in Broward with drama on stage and off
11/4 – Festival Miami closes with Ginastera “magica”
11/3 – Ginastera fest opens with fire at the Frost
11/3 – New World chamber season opens with extraordinary Schubert
11/1 – Seraphic Fire’s New Orleans trip an uneasy mix of populist music and personal narrative
10/31 – Ginastera Rising: Festival Miami to close with tribute to Argentinian composer
10/30 – From the Big Easy to the Russian Steppes
10/28 – Soprano soars in Seattle “Elektra”
10/26 – Musical philosophy and hero worship, majestically served by New World
10/24 – October Events
10/24 – Happy 85th birthday, Ned Rorem
10/23 – New World Symphony 2008-09 Season
10/23 – Miami Symphony Orchestra 2008-09 season
10/23 – Friends of Chamber Music of Miami 2008-2009 season
10/19 – Miami Symphony turns 20 with brassy verve
10/19 – A short ride in an Indian machine
10/18 – Young pianist soars in New World opener
10/16 – A magical night of Ravel from the Frost Opera Theater
10/15 – No launch day but today
10/15 – Chamber music opener a memorable night
10/12 – Ivan Davis says farewell with Schumann
10/11 – Firebird Orchestra makes its first flight
10/11 – Festival Miami puts on the Ritz
10/10 – Corigliano premiere opens Festival Miami with brassy power
10/10 – Fast-rising pianist to open New World season in style
10/9 – Festival Miami opens music season tonight
10/7 – Firebird Chamber Orchestra takes wing
10/3 – Corigliano to the Maximus
10/2 – Plain Dealer’s silencing of music critic shows it’s plain gutless
9/30 – African rhythms and musical sonograms
9/28 – "Bonesetter" cuts to the marrow of Chinese experience
9/27 – Back on the Beach Beat
9/26 – Seraphic Fire opens with Cuban Baroque
9/25 – Realpolitik circa 14th-century Genoa
9/24 – Korngold’s haunting opera revived in style
9/24 – Met opener an opaque experience
9/21 – Plugged into African music
9/21 – El Fuego Serafico
9/19 – Renee Fleming live from New York
9/19 – Brave (and free) New World preview
9/14 – Season Preview 2008-2009
9/11 – American string quartets, lost and found
9/10 – A rare foray into Mexican classical music
9/9 – Mexican Orpheus
9/5 – Oliveira erased by Ike
9/4 – Season opens Sunday with violinist Oliveira
8/30 – New-look Festival Miami to open at Arsht Center with tribute to Corigliano
8/27 – Chorale to have new master this season
8/26 – A big box for an exquisite vox
8/26 – Perlman and Boca together again
8/24 – Miami Lyric Opera closes season in style
8/22 – Late summer arias on Lincoln Road
8/20 – A box of Heifetz
8/18 – Requiescat in pace
8/16 – The desert song
8/10 – Violence without, family secrets within—and endless debate about both
8/9 – Bizarro Handel plot mended by stylish staging, glorious singing
8/7 – Good vs. evil on the high seas, set to music by Britten
8/6 – Memorable Mozart singing let down by subpar conducting
8/5 – A fat, drunken English knight in the New Mexico desert
8/3 – The Concert Association column you did not read in the Miami Herald
8/2 – Chamber Festival closing on several high notes
8/1 – Cellist strikes a fire in Coral Gables
7/28 – Cellist’s offbeat tastes are hitting the mark
7/27 – Miami Lyric’s "Butterfly" takes a late flight
7/26 – "Boheme" times two
7/24 – South Beach "Butterfly"
7/24 – From Mozart to Martinu
7/19 – Sounds of near-silence
7/19 – A festive musical repast
7/17 – Cafe Table and musical chairs
7/17 – Love songs, live from Aspen
7/15 – Exiting the stage
7/12 – Beethoven rarities spark Chamber Fest opener
7/11 – Copland from the Heartland
7/10 – Got Ludwig if you want it
7/6 – CD Review
7/4 – CD Review Lara goes Australian
7/4 – Critics in a hostile world
7/3 – Independence Day
6/27 – American Edge Tonight on South Beach
6/26 – MusicalAmerica.com story
6/25 – Un-Heralded Beginnings