Archive for 2008
A magical night of Ravel from the Frost Opera Theater
One of the best-kept secrets on the local music scene is […]
Thu Oct 16, 2008
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No launch day but today
Welcome to the new home of South Florida Classical Review. The […]
Wed Oct 15, 2008
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Chamber music opener a memorable night
Chamber music is often defined as music among friends, which generally […]
Wed Oct 15, 2008
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Ivan Davis says farewell with Schumann
Shelly Berg was the most prominent musician on the stage of […]
Sun Oct 12, 2008
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Firebird Orchestra makes its first flight
It’s safe to say that few chamber orchestras are born in […]
Sat Oct 11, 2008
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Festival Miami puts on the Ritz
by Alan Becker The Ritz Chamber Players, founded in 2002, is […]
Sat Oct 11, 2008
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Corigliano premiere opens Festival Miami with brassy power
By age 25, most young people are moving out of the […]
Fri Oct 10, 2008
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Fast-rising pianist to open New World season in style
The New World Symphony opens its 21st season next Friday night […]
Fri Oct 10, 2008
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Festival Miami opens music season tonight
This weekend marks the start of South Florida’s music season proper, […]
Thu Oct 09, 2008
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Firebird Chamber Orchestra takes wing
Last month Patrick Dupre Quigley and Seraphic Fire opened their seventh […]
Tue Oct 07, 2008
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Corigliano to the Maximus
Festival Miami ushers in a new era this Thursday when […]
Fri Oct 03, 2008
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Plain Dealer’s silencing of music critic shows it’s plain gutless
Last week it was revealed that Cleveland’s leading newspaper, The Plain […]
Thu Oct 02, 2008
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African rhythms and musical sonograms
The experimental music scene in Miami is fairly circumscribed, compared to […]
Tue Sep 30, 2008
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"Bonesetter" cuts to the marrow of Chinese experience
SAN FRANCISCO: The course of opera history is nearly biblical in […]
Sun Sep 28, 2008
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Back on the Beach Beat
The music season is heating up this weekend with several worthy […]
Sat Sep 27, 2008
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Seraphic Fire opens with Cuban Baroque
The world’s popular songbooks of the 20th and 21st centuries have […]
Fri Sep 26, 2008
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Realpolitik circa 14th-century Genoa
SAN FRANCISCO: Of Verdi’s greatest works, Simon Boccanegra remains the least […]
Thu Sep 25, 2008
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Korngold’s haunting opera revived in style
SAN FRANCISCO—“The guy needs a psychiatrist,” said one woman in the […]
Wed Sep 24, 2008
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Met opener an opaque experience
The Metropolitan Opera opened its 125th season Monday night with a […]
Wed Sep 24, 2008
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Plugged into African music
It’s a rare experience to encounter the music of Ligeti in […]
Sun Sep 21, 2008
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