Performances
Miami Piano Fest closes with Beethoven via Lisztian bombast
Following three nights of debut recitals by pianists from Russia, France and Brazil, the Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery Series concluded with a two concert marathon featuring performances by several…
Mon May 21, 2012
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Wu and Elizalde close Sunday Afternoons of Music season in style
There’s an extra element of excitement when musicians substitute at the last minute, or close to it, for indisposed colleagues. Some of the music world’s brightest stars caught their initial…
Sun May 20, 2012
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Fabio Martino displays remarkable artistry at Miami Piano Festival
Drizzly, dreary weather didn’t prevent an excited audience from turning out to hear Brazilian pianist Fabio Martino make his Miami debut Saturday night at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach. …
Sun May 20, 2012
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Pianist Kadouch shows impressive technical arsenal in mostly Russian program
The Miami International Piano Festival presented the South Florida debut of 27-year-old French pianist David Kadouch Friday night at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach.
A prize winner at the…
Sat May 19, 2012
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Lang Lang moves beyond the flash to reveal a deeper artist
Lang Lang’s media appearances and participation in such events as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics have brought him the prominence of a Hollywood star.…
Fri May 18, 2012
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A late substitution, young Russian opens Piano Festival in stellar style
Sometimes, things just don’t work out as planned.
A case of food poisoning sidelined German pianist Joseph Moog, who was slated to open Miami International Piano Festival’s Discovery Series Thursday…
Fri May 18, 2012
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Amernet Quartet brings dark intensity to Mozart Festival
The Amernet String Quartet turned to the stormy side of the literature for its share of the Mainly Mozart Festival Sunday, giving a performance in which the turbulence rarely let…
Sun May 13, 2012
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Miami Symphony offers “the three B’s” in worthy season finale
The Miami Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the season saluted Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, the three great B’s of classical music, to the delight of a large audience Friday night…
Sat May 12, 2012
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Seraphic Fire serves up a trove of Latin American treasures to close season
“Treasures of the Mission Road,” Seraphic Fire’s final program of its tenth anniversary season, offers a fascinating foray into the musical world of Latin America during the late Renaissance and…
Thu May 10, 2012
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Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony wrap season with moving, magnificent Mahler
At the conclusion of the New World Symphony’s magnificent performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony Saturday evening, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas stood facing the orchestra, ignoring the standing ovation from the…
Sun May 06, 2012
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Mainly Mozart Festival opens with Viennese songs
The Mainly Mozart Festival opened its annual spring season on Sunday afternoon with “A Journey Through Viennese Art Song,” traversing excerpts from the lieder of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler…
Mon Apr 30, 2012
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Singers provide a riveting night of opera with New World Symphony in “Bluebeard’s Castle”
Instruments of torture, precious gems and a dark journey into the interior of a twisted, lonely soul took up the evening Friday in Miami Beach, as the New World Symphony…
Sat Apr 28, 2012
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Ehnes Quartet makes a sensational Schubert debut
The Ehnes Quartet made its South Florida debut before an enthusiastic audience Wednesday night at Florida International University’s Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Presented by Friends of Chamber Music, the ensemble…
Thu Apr 26, 2012
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New World closes chamber series with wide-ranging American program
The New World Symphony’s final chamber concert of the season was devoted to the many faces of musical Americana, encompassing everything from 19th-century romanticism to modified atonality by a student…
Mon Apr 23, 2012
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Soprano Alejandres lights up FGO’s “Roméo et Juliette”
Radiant singing, irritating stage direction and a farewell from Florida Grand Opera’s longtime leader marked the company’s opening-night performance of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette Saturday at the Arsht Center in…
Sun Apr 22, 2012
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Miami Symphony delivers an enjoyable evening of arias
The Miami Symphony Orchestra’s “Night at the Opera” at the Wertheim Center for the Performing Arts combined the talents of guest conductor Hobart Earle and singers from the vocal studio…
Sun Apr 22, 2012
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Timpani concerto makes the strongest impact at New World’s concert of world premieres
The New World Symphony drew an enthusiastic audience of South Beach hipsters, patrons and the artistically curious Friday night for a boundary-pushing program of new works that exploited the full resources…
Sat Apr 21, 2012
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Frost Opera Theater serves up a delightful “Figaro”
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is a timeless masterpiece that is replete with many levels of complexity. Both a comedic farce and darker parable about servants outwitting their masters conceived…
Fri Apr 20, 2012
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Firebird closes season with dynamic American program
There are lots of recordings of Shaker Loops, the high-energy rush of sound from John Adams’ early, minimalist period. But live performances are rare in South Florida, and you can…
Thu Apr 19, 2012
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Chanticleer’s program showcases their eclectic style and distinctive sound
For three decades Chanticleer has traversed the a capella choral repertoire, singing everything from Renaissance and Baroque motets to the latest pop standards. The male vocal ensemble has also commissioned…
Thu Apr 19, 2012
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