Archive for 2009

New World Symphony opens season with fiery showpieces

Attendants in the lobby offered free flutes of champagne. The house […]

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Sun Oct 11, 2009
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David Garrett—when classical violin goes crossover

The Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater in Fort Lauderdale was sold out. […]

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Fri Oct 09, 2009
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String theory at Funky Buddha

    A Boca Raton brew pub and hookah bar may seem […]

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Wed Oct 07, 2009
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Festival Miami opens with exciting Beethoven and Brahms

A brilliant, exuberant performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 on […]

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Sat Oct 03, 2009
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Seraphic Fire opens new season with ancient music

In these challenging times, arts organizations do what they must to […]

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Fri Oct 02, 2009
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October Events

October 30 Festival Miami finale Jeff Hamilton John Clayton Henry Mancini […]

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Wed Sep 30, 2009
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Miami Lyric Opera’s concert “Carmen” a mixed bag of Bizet

          Georges Bizet’s  operatic masterwork Carmen is virtually indestructible.  Even in […]

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Fri Sep 25, 2009
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Hard-working conductor a triple-threat advantage for UM’s Frost School

  With opening night two weeks away, the young musicians of […]

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Wed Sep 23, 2009
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Met’s “Tosca” opens season with hoary new cliches

NEW YORK: The audience’s reaction to the Metropolitan Opera’s new production […]

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Wed Sep 23, 2009
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Violinist McDuffie shows wide range in lightish program

The American violinist Robert McDuffie walked on stage Sunday with his […]

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Mon Sep 14, 2009
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Renee and the Russians to be in the spotlight at 2010 Boca festival

            The Center for the Arts at Mizner Park has announced the […]

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Fri Sep 11, 2009
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Restless violinist Robert McDuffie keeps searching for new challenges

       It’s still possible for a concert violinist to make a […]

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Sun Sep 06, 2009
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September Events

September 26 New World Symphony Alasdair Neale, conductor Free preseason concert […]

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Mon Aug 31, 2009
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Pianist Dowling brings classical finesse to ragtime

Take an old-time saloon pianist and give him a classical virtuoso’s […]

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Fri Aug 28, 2009
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Vickers’ Moor revisited and Domingo’s “Otello” farewell

 With DVD, Otello finally has the right medium to appreciate Verdi’s […]

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Sun Aug 23, 2009
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Festival Miami scales back for 26th season

Festival Miami, the music series that marks the traditional start of […]

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Wed Aug 19, 2009
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Habermann and the Desert Chorale do Handel right

SANTA FE:  Joshua Habermann is a busy man.  Last fall he […]

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Wed Aug 12, 2009
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Hyperactive Dessay upstages Violetta in soprano’s “Traviata” debut

SANTA FE:  Paul Moravec’s The Letter, commissioned by Santa Fe Opera, […]

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Fri Aug 07, 2009
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Santa Fe Opera shoots and scores with opera noir “The Letter”

SANTA FE:  When a composer opens an opera with screams and […]

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Wed Aug 05, 2009
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Fine cast, glitzy production provide mixed rewards in Santa Fe’s “Alceste”

SANTA FE: In addition to offering the most unique setting for […]

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Mon Aug 03, 2009
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