Performances
Pianist Arnaldo Cohen shows brilliance and insight at Four Arts in Palm Beach
The Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen encompassed the divergent musical styles of Haydn, Brahms and Chopin in an striking and impressive recital Wednesday night at the Society of Four Arts in…
Thu Feb 02, 2012
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Joshua Bell captivates Kravis Center with Romantic program
Joshua Bell captivated a large audience with a virtuosic recital for the Regional Arts series Tuesday afternoon at the Kravis Center. Bell has mastered this type of audience-friendly program —…
Wed Feb 01, 2012
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Florida Grand Opera delivers a powerful and memorable “Rigoletto”
With several famous arias and a fast-moving plot of medieval seduction, kidnapping and revenge, Verdi’s Rigoletto has long ranked among the world’s most popular operas.
Florida Grand Opera’s production, which opened…
Sun Jan 29, 2012
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Wigglesworth, New World offer compelling and atmospheric Ravel
The New World Symphony’s audience — formally dressed inside and wearing T-shirts and shorts outside for the Wallcast — enjoyed a first-class evening of music at the “Dance of Devotion”…
Sun Jan 29, 2012
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Cleveland Orchestra, Bronfman open Miami season with power and precision
The Cleveland Orchestra has returned to the sunshine, fresh audiences and deep-pocketed donors of South Florida, opening the sixth season of its Miami residency Friday with one of its finest…
Sat Jan 28, 2012
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South Beach Chamber Ensemble serves up two contrasted rarities
The South Beach Chamber Ensemble presents innovative programs, offering contemporary works and rarities from the past. A sparse crowd took the opportunity to hear scores by Franz Limmer and Joaquin Turina…
Fri Jan 27, 2012
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Conrad Tao, 17, shows fully mature virtuosity in Rachmaninoff
An outstanding 17-year-old pianist gave a performance of a Rachmaninoff concerto Tuesday night in Fort Lauderdale that would have done credit to a veteran virtuoso.
Conrad Tao, a student at…
Wed Jan 25, 2012
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Controversial “Tchaikovsky” orchestra proves unworthy of its name
The Tchaikovsky St. Petersburg State Orchestra made a less-than-auspicious South Florida debut Tuesday afternoon at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, a presentation of…
Wed Jan 25, 2012
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Caballero, conductor Tebar lift FGO’s uneven “Rondine”
For many South Florida opera fans who may have attended a dozen performances of Rigoletto, Carmen and La Traviata, Saturday night offered the first opportunity ever to attend a Miami…
Sun Jan 22, 2012
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Palm Beach Opera marks 50 years with a starry and substantial evening
Five decades of opera were feted on Friday night as Palm Beach Opera presented a 50th anniversary gala concert at the Kravis Center. Unlike many such celebrations which tend to become…
Sat Jan 21, 2012
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New World serves up a terrific program of new music
The New World Symphony’s Sounds of the Times concert Saturday evening proved that new music can be a big draw at a time when most orchestras have whittled their seasonal…
Sun Jan 15, 2012
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Seraphic Fire marks its 10th anniversary with a richly sung, generous retrospective
Seraphic Fire celebrated its tenth anniversary on Wednesday night with a retrospective program, focusing on works commissioned or premiered by the choir. A rousing performance of Invocation…
Thu Jan 12, 2012
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KLR Trio serves up thrilling Brahms and a Florida premiere
It’s a testament to the star power of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio that on an absolutely perfect Miami night – a Monday night, no less – they were able to draw…
Tue Jan 10, 2012
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Brentano String Quartet brings rich virtuosity to Four Arts in Palm Beach
Hundreds of people chose to spend a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in a darkened auditorium listening to one of Beethoven’s most challenging scores.
The String Quartet No. 13 has two endings:…
Mon Jan 09, 2012
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David Finckel and Wu Han show close musical rapport
In the classical music world, married couples who perform together often consist of one superstar bringing along a capable but less-than-musically world-class spouse.
An exception to this rule is the…
Sun Jan 08, 2012
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Ehnes and Conlon start off New World’s new year in high-voltage style
The New World Symphony offered the formidable duo of conductor James Conlon and violinist James Ehnes in its first concert of the new year on Saturday night. A dazzling performance…
Sun Jan 08, 2012
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Zukerman, Royal Philharmonic shine in Bruch and Brahms
The ground floor at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts was packed Tuesday evening, a vast improvement over the mediocre houses that had greeted the center’s worthy series of…
Wed Jan 04, 2012
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Two young musicians in works for viola and piano offer an admirable program
The viola is sometimes viewed as the neglected child of the string family, often assigned inner lines and figuration in chamber and orchestral scores. 2011 has proved…
Sat Dec 31, 2011
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Diaz Trio presents a distinctive evening of chamber music
The Diaz Trio and pianist Andre Laplante joined forces for a sterling program of Beethoven and Dvorak, presented by the Friends of Chamber Music Monday night at Florida International University’s…
Tue Dec 20, 2011
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Soprano Caballero offers wide-ranging recital at Gusman
Elizabeth Caballero’s appearance on the Sunday Afternoons of Music series drew a large audience, including her parents, as well as the parents of her accompanist Elaine Rinaldi. The University of…
Mon Dec 19, 2011
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