Performances
Pianist Dowling sparks a lively evening of ragtime
In a white suit, bow tie and boater, the pianist Richard Dowling bounded onstage at St. Martha’s Church in Miami Shores Thursday night for a [...]
Fri Aug 27, 2010
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Soprano’s unhinged intensity proves overwhelming in Santa Fe Opera’s “Butterfly”
SANTA FE: Few subjects can provoke more rancorous debate among opera mavens than the primacy of singing in the art form. Some maintain that it [...]
Mon Aug 16, 2010
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Intimate program of spirituals lifts Seraphic Fire audience
“Ev’ry Time I feel the Spirit” is Seraphic Fire’s exploration of the music that lifted the enslaved souls of a people as they looked forward [...]
Fri Aug 06, 2010
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Palm Beach Chamber Fest closes with rarities by Donizetti and Dvorak
The intimate Helen K. Persson Recital Hall at Palm Beach Atlantic University was the scene of a real rarity Friday night as the Palm Beach [...]
Sat Jul 31, 2010
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Even with rough edges, Miami Lyric Opera’s “Boheme” hits the high notes
The poverty, pathos and youthful high spirits of Puccini’s La Bohème can seem out of place in the splendor of the great opera houses.
But the [...]
Fri Jul 16, 2010
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Seraphic Fire presents intimate vocal rarities from the court of the Sun King
Some fifteen miles outside Paris lies Versailles, the magnificent palace of Louis XIV. Called the Sun King because of his supposed likeness to Apollo, god [...]
Fri Jul 16, 2010
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Pianist Pratt brings old-fashioned virtuosity to Coral Gables
Awadagin Pratt’s recital for the Coral Gables Congregational Church concert series Thursday night was a super-charged demonstration of old school, larger-than-life keyboard virtuosity and showmanship. [...]
Fri Jul 16, 2010
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Palm Beach Chamber Fest opens with adventurous, wide-ranging mix
The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival has been providing South Floridians with a respite from the summer doldrums for 19 years. With innovative programming and [...]
Sat Jul 10, 2010
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Firing on all cylinders, Mark Kosower steals the thunder in a varied and vital chamber program
Cello recitals in South Florida are as rare as frigid temperatures. But Mark Kosower, principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra, made up for it Thursday [...]
Fri Jun 18, 2010
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Pianist Kudo’s gift in Chopin clear, even with technical lapses
Naomi Kudo last appeared in Miami in February at the Eighth National Chopin Piano Competition, where the young American pianist’s dramatic and eloquent rendering of [...]
Mon Jun 14, 2010
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Elizabeth Caballero delights audience in wide-ranging recital
Orchestra Miami presented Elizabeth Caballero in an impressive, wide-ranging recital before a large and enthusiastic audience Saturday night at First Presbyterian Church in Miami.
The Cuban-born, [...]
Sun Jun 13, 2010
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Seraphic Fire kicks off summer series with enjoyable gospel program
Whether Patrick Dupre Quigley is leading his remarkable chamber choir Seraphic Fire in Renaissance polyphony, Baroque cantatas, contemporary minimalism or down-home indigenous song, he produces [...]
Thu Jun 10, 2010
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Amernet Quartet delivers high-voltage program at Mozart Festival
Mozart’s first mature string quartet shared the spotlight with vintage Dvorak and a string transcription of piano miniatures by Shostakovich as the Amernet String Quartet [...]
Mon Jun 07, 2010
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Miami Lyric Opera’s concert brightens up a rainy night
It had all the makings of a depressing Thursday evening. Wind-driven rain had swept pedestrians off Lincoln Road, leaving the nightlife strip gray and empty. [...]
Fri Jun 04, 2010
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Minimal Mozart, yet Bergonzi Quartet serves up winning program
The Mainly Mozart Festival presented a winning trio of late nineteenth and early twentieth century works Sunday afternoon at the ballroom of the Westin Colonnade [...]
Mon May 31, 2010
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Amernet Quartet, cellist Hoffman shine in music of past and present
One of the world’s greatest chamber works shared the stage with one of the newest in a highly charged performance that ended the season for [...]
Mon May 24, 2010
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Mainly Mozart Fest opens with uneven outing by Miami Music Project quartet
As the concert season winds down, the first of South Florida’s scant summer music series began Sunday, with a youthful string quartet opening the Mainly [...]
Mon May 17, 2010
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Empire Brass serves up breezy if lightweight afternoon of music
Brass quintets work under a major handicap with respect to repertory. There is a paucity of works written exclusively for the ensemble, and extended pieces [...]
Mon May 17, 2010
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Spanish pianist reveals a master’s artistry at Miami Piano Festival
Surprises can emerge from the unknown soloists who often take the stage at the Miami International Piano Festival. On Friday the audience at Miami Beach’s [...]
Sun May 16, 2010
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Young Chinese pianist proves impressive in Miami debut
In selecting musicians for the Miami International Piano Festival, founder and artistic director Giselle Brodsky takes pride in going her own way. She ignores competition [...]
Sat May 15, 2010
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