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Emerson Quartet, Joshua Bell and Cleveland Orchestra on tap at Kravis Center
The Kravis Center’s Regional Arts Series will once again offer a choice array of classical artists during the 2011-12 music season.
The Cleveland Orchestra will come to…
Fri Jul 29, 2011
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Hahn and Zukerman featured in Broward Center’s Classical Series
The Broward Center will once again serve up an array of artists in its 2011-12 Classical Series. The season will open November 6 with celebrated violinist Hilary Hahn…
Thu Jul 28, 2011
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Loretta Dranoff dies, founder of two-piano festival
Loretta Dranoff, the 89-year-old founder of the Murray Dranoff International Two-Piano Competition, died Monday, July 4 in New York City. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.…
Fri Jul 08, 2011
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Composer Schuller to be feted at Festival Miami
The lineup for this season’s Festival Miami concert series includes performances by the American composer Gunther Schuller, a celebration of the horn with the noted performer Richard Todd and a…
Thu Jun 23, 2011
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Aprea renews contract at Palm Beach Opera through 2014
Bruno Aprea, the highly regarded artistic director of the Palm Beach Opera, has renewed his contract through the 2013-14 season.
“Maestro Aprea has been one of the driving forces of…
Tue Jun 14, 2011
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Nadine Sierra to make Florida Grand Opera debut next January in “Rigoletto”
Fresh off an acclaimed Coral Gables recital, local soprano Nadine Sierra will make her Florida Grand Opera debut this January as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto.
Robert Heuer, general director…
Fri Jun 10, 2011
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New World Symphony season to offer new faces, variety of repertoire
Sixteen free concerts on an outdoor broadcast wall, performances led by Esa-Pekka Salonen and several other well-known guest conductors and a semi-staged production of Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle will be…
Sat Jun 04, 2011
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Upshaw and Bronfman on tap as Cleveland Orchestra adds offbeat rep to 2012 Miami season
The Cleveland Orchestra will take a more adventurous path in next season’s Miami residency, with a series of programs announced Monday that include contemporary works as well as warhorses.
Entering…
Wed May 25, 2011
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Miami teen cellist to offer free concert before heading to Tchaikovsky Competition
Anna Litvinenko will be performing a free concert Friday May 27 before flying to Moscow next week to take part in the prestigious 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition.
Litvinenko, 17, is one of…
Wed May 25, 2011
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Master Chorale hires new artistic director
The Master Chorale of South Florida has chosen Karen Kennedy as the ensemble’s new artistic director.
Since 2006, Kennedy has served as associate professor and director of choral activities at…
Mon May 16, 2011
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After canceling season, South Florida Symphony will try to raise money with chamber series
The South Florida Symphony is trying — once again — to make a comeback.
The orchestra, formerly known as the Key West Symphony, made an impressive debut last season in…
Tue May 10, 2011
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Arsht Center announces classical season
A series of celebrated soloists will highlight the 2011-2012 classical series at the Arsht Center in Miami.
The series will feature the violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Midori, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet,…
Thu May 05, 2011
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Sunday Afternoons of Music announces varied 2011-2012 season
Sunday Afternoons of Music will enter its fourth decade with a compelling lineup of musicians in 2011-2012, including several names new to its series.
Violinist Ray Chen who recently released…
Sat Apr 16, 2011
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Low voices wind up the top winners in Palm Beach Opera’s Vocal Competition
Tenors and sopranos may have the glamour roles in opera, but it was the lower voice categories that most impressed the judges Sunday at the Grand Finals…
Mon Apr 11, 2011
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Seraphic Fire to mark 10th season with expansion and varied lineup from Adams to Victoria
Seraphic Fire will celebrate its 10th anniversary season with the addition of Miami and Boca Raton to its roster of performance venues, an all-new version of its…
Tue Mar 15, 2011
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Palm Beach Opera back to just three productions next season
Palm Beach Opera will mount only three productions next season and those will stick to works of bullet-proof box office appeal.
The company will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Gounod’s…
Mon Mar 14, 2011
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Cleveland Orchestra appoints Guerrero as Miami’s principal guest conductor
The Cleveland Orchestra announced Wednesday that Giancarlo Guerrero has been appointed to the newly established position of principal guest conductor of the Miami residency.
Music director of the Nashville Symphony,…
Wed Mar 02, 2011
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Florida Grand Opera’s 2011-2012 season brings new music director, zarzuela
The most significant news in Florida Grand Opera’s 2011-2012 season announcement was buried in the middle of the press release sent out Tuesday morning.
The company has hired Ramon Tebar…
Tue Mar 01, 2011
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Cape Town orchestra tour is a first for America and Africa
Maybe it’s a sign of how South Africans live today that Brandon Phillips of Cape Town hardly talks about his ethnicity. What seems to stand out in Phillips’ memory, as…
Fri Feb 11, 2011
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Cleveland Orchestra hires its own “critic” in Miami
The Cleveland Orchestra, not known as a fan of music critics, has hired one to assist with its annual residency in Miami.
Enrique Fernandez, former features editor,…
Mon Feb 07, 2011
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