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2024 (60)

• September 5 - Critic’s Choice 2024-25
• August 13 - September 21
• June 17 - Frost Chopin Festival closes with scintillating performances
• June 17 - September
• June 10 - Frost Chopin Festival opens with three artists, Szymanowski premiere
• May 26 - Segal brings individual touch to Brahms and Schumanns for Miami Piano Fest
• May 22 - Grosvenor closes FOCM season with power and poetry
• May 20 - Gagliano makes a triumphant return for Miami Piano Festival
• May 12 - Denève wraps first New World season with searing intensity of Stravinsky and brilliant world premiere
• May 5 - MTT leads affecting Shostakovich swan song with NWS, Thibaudet
• April 30 - A retrospective look back at the New World Symphony’s first 35 years
• April 29 - Smit brings individual touch to minor-key drama of Beethoven and Schubert
• April 27 - Seraphic Fire wraps season with rewarding 20th-century works
• April 26 - Palm Beach Symphony closes season with a feast of Beethoven
• April 17 - Chopin provides the highlights in Lang Lang’s mixed recital at Arsht Center
• April 15 - Orchestra Miami and friends inaugurate a new venue with engaging Britten
• April 14 - New World musicians seize the solo spotlight in Concerto Showcase
• April 12 - Seraphic Fire to present a season of diverse repertoire in 2024-25
• April 6 - Master Chorale eloquently illuminates a rarely heard Mozart masterpiece
• April 6 - With Meade as a starry sub, Palm Beach Opera soars in season finale of “Norma”
• April 1 - Miami Lyric Opera is ringing down the curtain after 22 seasons
• March 31 - Schwarz leads fiery Rachmaninoff, and young soloists take the FSO spotlight
• March 25 - Marsalis’ “Fiddler’s Tale” proves an unconvincing Stravinsky mashup
• March 24 - Solidaire makes impressive debut with intelligent, wide-ranging program
• March 22 - Bell and the Academy show themselves simpatico partners at Arsht Center
• March 21 - Seraphic Fire explores intriguing rarities of Schein and Johann Christoph Bach
• March 18 - June 16
• March 17 - Tilson Thomas brings master’s touch to Copland, Tchaikovsky with New World
• March 11 - Orchestra Miami brings classical music to new audiences at North Beach
• March 10 - Tilson Thomas returns, leads New World’s German program with vigor
• March 9 - Vienna Philharmonic makes its lineage manifest with extraordinary Mahler
• March 7 - Kernis’s energetic premiere takes flight with Palm Beach Symphony
• March 6 - Ax brings depth and poetry to Schoenberg, familiar Beethoven at FIU
• March 5 - Pianist Trifonov lives up to reputation in stylish, individual Mozart with Rotterdam Philharmonic
• March 5 - Trio Zimbalist offers a short but worthy concert for Friends of Chamber Music
• March 2 - Palm Beach Opera’s superb cast delivers an aptly harrowing “Hoffmann”
• March 1 - Frost Opera Theater serves up a memorable “Street Scene”
• February 26 - Sham shows versatile artistry at Miami Piano Festival
• February 24 - Seraphic Fire brings Haydn rarities to brilliant life
• February 21 - New World Symphony announces a wide-ranging 2024-25 season
• February 19 - March 18
• February 19 - New World members make impressive showing in wide-ranging program
• February 18 - Detroit Symphony makes a magnificent showing at the Kravis Center
• February 17 - Quigley leads Seraphic Fire in moving and revelatory Scarlatti perfomances
• February 16 - Gesualdo Six makes a pleasing impression in Miami debut
• February 6 - Colorful Zwilich premiere highlights Palm Beach Symphony’s romantic program
• February 3 - Canellakis, Cho make impressive Miami debuts with Cleveland Orchestra
• January 29 - New World members explore chamber rarities from Bach to Bridge
• January 28 - FGO’s expanded “Pagliacci” serves up fiery verismo vocalism
• January 27 - Palm Beach Opera opens season with an emotional and riveting “Tosca”
• January 22 - Oddball Orpheus program brings mixed rewards at Kravis Center
• January 21 - Denève leads New World in alluring program of French rarities
• January 20 - Sharkova leads Seraphic Fire in an eclectic journey of women composers
• January 19 - February 22
• January 17 - Seraphic Fire conductor to explore music of 20 women composers, from Hildegard to Shaw
• January 17 - Fiterstein and New York Philharmonic Quartet make beautiful Mozart together
• January 16 - Zukerman brings his suave, polished musicianship to Palm Beach Symphony
• January 14 - New World Symphony presents an invigorating Beethoven Ninth with bonuses
• January 10 - Pianist Tao lights up a new year with Jacksonville Symphony at Kravis
• January 8 - Chelsea Guo displays double-barreled versatility at Miami Piano Festival

2023 (116)

• December 20 - Top Ten Performances of 2023
• December 18 - New World closes year in style with Baroque and contemporary rarities
• December 14 - Schwarz’s “Sinfonietta” makes an impressive premiere with Palm Beach Symphony
• December 14 - January 19
• December 9 - Seraphic Fire creates its Christmas magic once again
• December 3 - Schwarz, FSO pay homage to Peter Mennin in centenary year
• November 20 - A world premiere and Bronfman’s majestic Brahms open Palm Beach Symphony season in style
• November 20 - New World, Cleveland Orchestra members join forces for shattering Shostakovich quartet
• November 19 - Ehnes Quartet brings stylish artistry to FOCM concert
• November 18 - Denève, Cleveland Orchestra conquer Strauss’s epic “Alpine Symphony”
• November 16 - Frost Opera Theater’s young singers serve up a lively “Whiskey Bar”mix
• November 12 - FGO opens a transition season with a fresh and impassioned “Traviata”
• November 6 - Thrilling Mascagni tops Miami Lyric Opera’s mixed double bill
• November 5 - Saraste’s objective style draws vivid Mahler with New World Symphony
• November 3 - Seraphic Fire makes a fascinating journey into the French Baroque
• November 2 - UM Frost opens two new recital venues with celebratory concert
• October 31 - Mexican orchestra serves up a colorful feast of Latin music at Kravis
• October 29 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony deliver rousing Ravel with “Daphnis et Chloè”
• October 28 - Master Chorale meditates on last things with Fauré Requiem, contemporary works
• October 28 - Singer finds the charm in Ligeti with New World Percussion Consort
• October 26 - Florida Grand Opera names interim general director
• October 25 - From Handel to Adès, Kholodenko provides a memorable evening of music
• October 23 - Tetzloff’s fresh, individual Schumann sparks Miami Piano Fest opener
• October 22 - Harth-Bedoya leads New World in high-stepping Latin & American program
• October 19 - December 14
• October 15 - Denève leads New World in powerful Prokofiev and a compelling new work
• October 9 - Denève leads New World players in a Mozart wind masterpiece
• October 8 - Ensemble Ibis opens the door to bracing contemporary works
• October 7 - Mobley and colleagues offer compelling survey of songs of freedom
• October 1 - Andsnes returns for stellar Beethoven with New World Symphony
• September 24 - Schwarz opens Frost season with probing Brahms and an American classic
• September 21 - October 21
• September 17 - Denève opens his first New World Symphony season with a rousing and lustrous ode to the sea
• September 13 - Denève eager to set sail at helm of New World Symphony
• September 13 - Tilson Thomas cancels NWS date
• September 11 - Danis resigns from Florida Grand Opera closing an 11-year run
• September 11 - Griffey and Jones bring sterling advocacy to English and American song
• September 6 - Critic’s Choice 2023-24
• August 8 - September 23
• August 4 - Sinta Quartet brings flair to classical and folk music in Coral Gables
• August 4 - September
• July 23 - An abridged “Poppea” proves a compelling musical drama at MBMF
• July 22 - Miami Beach Music Festival serves up a multimedia “Hansel and Gretel”
• July 20 - Patrick Quigley to take the reins of Opera Lafayette in DC
• July 16 - Miami Beach Music Festival serves up an innovative operatic double bill of Ravel and Puccini
• July 9 - Miami Beach Music Festival opens with enjoyable “Marriage of Figaro”
• July 2 - Miami Lyric Opera serves up bel canto splendor with Donizetti’s “Lucia”
• July 1 - A revised program offers worthy moments at Frost Chopin Festival
• June 28 - Kenner brings insight and virtuosity to a Liszt masterwork at Chopin Festival
• June 26 - Ablogin brings bracing individuality to Frost Chopin Festival opener
• June 23 - Kosower, Raharjo prove a superb team in Coral Gables
• June 18 - August 3
• May 24 - New World’s Chad Goodman tapped as music director of Elgin Symphony
• May 22 - June 22
• May 16 - Palm Beach Symphony features two soloists, provides timely Franck excavation in season finale
• May 14 - Pires brings her elevated keyboard artistry to UM Frost
• May 7 - MTT closes New World season in high-stepping style with a Stravinsky celebration
• May 3 - Simon Trpčeski’s “Stalingrad” reprise as powerful the second time around
• May 1 - Party of one: Florian Noack turns symphonic works into keyboard gems at Miami Piano Festival
• April 30 - Florida Grand Opera’s new “Barber of Seville” is a classic comic delight
• April 29 - Seraphic Fire tees up the next 20 years with an anniversary concert to remember
• April 27 - Ehnes Quartet returns with vivid and spontanous music-making
• April 24 - Seraphic Fire will mark 20 years with final season program
• April 17 - Joshua Bell provides new twist on Mendelssohn with PB Symphony
• April 15 - Oundjian leads a mixed night with New World Symphony
• April 9 - Denève takes the New World reins with a thrilling and diverse debut
• April 4 - Denève looking forward to official “debut” with New World Symphony
• April 2 - Pintscher, New World deliver a season highlight with majestic Messiaen
• March 31 - Soloists and choral singing lift Master Chorale’s Verdi “Requiem”
• March 30 - Denève to hit the ground running in first season leading New World
• March 29 - Hough’s fiery technique and probing musicianship at their best in wide-ranging FOCM program
• March 27 - A mixed bag of old and new music in New World’s closing chamber program
• March 25 - Palm Beach Opera closes season in style with Verdi’s comedic “Falstaff”
• March 23 - Guinand mixes Bach masterwork and varied Latin music with Seraphic Fire
• March 21 - May 21
• March 20 - New World Symphony presents a rare program of Wagner’s “Ring” music
• March 20 - Hope, Zurich Chamber Orchestra deliver enjoyable program of American music
• March 19 - FGO serves up a riveting and combustible “Tosca”
• March 15 - A kaleidoscopic premiere and eruptive Stravinsky with Palm Beach Symphony
• March 15 - Korepanova continues Rachmaninoff series with early pieces and a mature masterwork
• March 14 - FGO cuts season down to just three operas in 2023-24
• March 12 - Robertson returns to New World Symphony with stylish Beethoven
• March 11 - Pianist Grosvenor overcomes distractions in thoughtful FOCM recital
• March 6 - Namoradze brings technique, varied touch to individual Miami Piano Fest program
• March 5 - West-Eastern Divan Ensemble showcases intimate rarities at Arsht
• February 28 - Gary Hoffman lights up the Academy’s concert at Kravis Center
• February 27 - Libetta stuns Miami Piano Festival with a towering, timely performance of Prokofiev’s “Stalingrad” war sonata
• February 26 - A Tilson Thomas ode to the tropics is the standout in New World’s percussion extravaganza
• February 25 - Seraphic Fire soars in a jubilant celebration of Bach
• February 25 - It’s rarely quiet on the home front in Palm Beach Opera’s charming “Così fan tutte”
• February 22 - Hermitage Piano Trio brings idiomatic fervor to Russian music
• February 21 - March 21
• February 18 - New World Symphony shines with five string soloists in eclectic program
• February 17 - Quigley, Seraphic Fire at their finest with Bach to open Enlightenment Festival
• February 14 - Stutzmann, Philadelphia Orchestra make a magnificent showing at the Kravis Center
• February 14 - New York Philharmonic Quartet serves up a season highlight for FOCM
• February 9 - New World festival serves up delightful, cross-Atlantic mix of neglected piano music
• February 6 - New World’s “Harlem Renaissance” festival opens in light and lively fashion
• February 5 - Orchestra Miami successfully delivers a religious epic with “Road of Promise”
• February 2 - Orchestra Miami to present a Kurt Weill rarity with “The Road of Promise”
• February 1 - Mutter and her Virtuosi bring an evening of violin fireworks to the Kravis Center
• January 31 - An evening of light arias and dark Shostakovich with the Palm Beach Symphony
• January 29 - FGO serves up a delightful evening with Puccini-plus comic double bill
• January 29 - Kenneth Broberg thrills with Chopin and Liszt at Miami Piano Festival 
• January 28 - Violinist Batiashvili and new work lift populist Cleveland Orchestra program
• January 24 - Doubles match: Florida Grand Opera to pair a Puccini classic with a sequel
• January 22 - Gemma New strengthens her bond with New World Symphony
• January 21 - Cleveland Orchestra, Welser-Möst get a boisterous Miami welcome back
• January 21 - Ferdinand, Seraphic Fire a perfect pair in folk, spiritual songs
• January 21 - February 21
• January 21 - Palm Beach Opera opens season with an affecting, mostly well sung ”Butterfly”
• January 18 - Good things in threes: Polonsky, Shifrin and Wiley enchant with a trio of works
• January 15 - Quigley, Seraphic Fire and New World Symphony join forces for a stellar “Carmina Burana”
• January 14 - Atlanta Symphony makes a strong showing at the Kravis Center
• January 11 - Korepanova opens Rachmaninoff series with power and poetry
• January 9 - Libeer brings insight, pristine technique to a thoughtful program

2022 (103)

• December 23 - January 21
• December 21 - Top Ten Performances of 2022
• December 19 - New World closes year in style with chamber music from the North
• December 12 - George Li brings artistry and bracing bravura to Kravis recital
• December 11 - Bass leads Seraphic Fire in a glowing and memorable Christmas program
• December 10 - Guest artists deliver the Spanish fire in New World’s de Falla program
• December 4 - Schwarz leads the Frost Symphony in a fiery and relentless “Rite of Spring”
• December 2 - Schwarz, Palm Beach Symphony deliver French showpiece and Finnish rarity
• November 21 - Sorrell lights up Baroque favorites with New World Symphony
• November 21 - January 2023
• November 20 - Miami Lyric Opera adapts, marks 20th anniversary in high style
• November 16 - Miami Lyric Opera celebrates 20 years of a retired tenor’s successful dream
• November 14 - FGO’s Miami-centric “Secret Marriage” does few favors for Cimarosa opera
• November 7 - Schwarz launches Palm Beach Symphony season with an American classic and belated Brahms premiere
• November 7 - Pianist Weiss, Cleveland Orchestra members in the spotlight at NWS chamber concert
• November 7 - Orchestra Miami salutes the pioneering Miami composer Mana-Zucca in style
• November 5 - MTT leads Cleveland Orchestra in old-school Mahler 1
• November 4 - Seraphic Fire opens 20th anniversary season with music of love and war
• November 3 - Kholodenko opens Friends of Chamber Music season with bravura, refined artistry
• October 30 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony deliver seismic Mahler, in a concert dedicated to Thomas Sleeper
• October 24 - Miami Symphony Orchestra proves rough and not always ready in over-ambitious season opener
• October 24 - Miami Piano Festival serves up a concerto night with three soloists.
• October 23 - Bronfman triumphs as Tilson Thomas returns to New World for Rachmaninoff
• October 22 - Master Chorale presents a spiritual program from Bach to Burleigh
• October 22 - Pianist Del Pino conjures multihued Spanish evocations at MDCA
• October 18 - December 1
• October 18 - Thomas Sleeper 1956-2022
• October 16 - Soprano lifts an uneven season opener for New World Symphony
• October 10 - Violinist Frautschi soars, lifting New World’s mixed chamber opener
• September 30 - Stéphane Denève to succeed MTT as conductor of the New World Symphony
• September 20 - October 21
• September 14 - Critic Picks for 2022-23
• September 11 - Miami Lyric Opera marks 20 years with a richly dramatic “Carmen”
• August 17 - September 23
• July 31 - Britten’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” a highlight of Miami Beach Classical Music Festival
• July 31 - September
• July 24 - Miami Beach Classical Music Festival closes with a worthy “Orfeo”
• July 22 - Young musicians vie with problematic acoustic in MBCMF’s “Carmen”
• July 17 - Wagner’s “Rheingold” has a belated Florida debut in immersive Miami Beach performance 
• July 11 - Mozart’s “Magic Flute” delights young and old in artful MBMCF staging
• July 8 - Young conductors hone their craft at Miami Beach Classical Music Festival
• June 27 - Ohlsson closes Frost Chopin Festival with brilliance, undimmed artistry
• June 23 - Ukrainian soprano sings music from her embattled country at Chopin Festival
• June 20 - Frost Chopin Festival opens with little Chopin but impressive artistry
• June 14 - Who should be the next conductor of the New World Symphony?
• June 13 - New World Symphony unveils first season without MTT at the helm
• May 29 - Mostly Baroque wraps Miami opera season with delightful Pergolesi
• May 29 - July 30
• May 23 - Díaz Trio closes FOCM season with an afternoon of delightful early Beethoven
• May 15 - “Agrippina” closes FGO season with Handel in Hollywood
• May 8 - Lin Arison gives NWS $30 million; New World concert hall to be named after Tilson Thomas
• May 7 - MTT closes 34 years with the New World Symphony with moving and memorable Mahler
• May 2 - New World wraps chamber season with a masterful Schubert rarity
• April 30 - Bedeviled by Covid, Seraphic Fire still offers inspired “Messiah” moments
• April 27 - Tetzlaff Quartet brings patrician virtuosity to FOCM debut
• April 24 - FGO’s compelling “Fellow Travelers” illuminates dark days of McCarthy era
• April 13 - Trpčeski lights a fire with blazing bravura for Friends of Chamber Music
• April 11 - Palm Beach Symphony wraps season with vibrant Korngold and Dvořák
• April 11 - Copland’s “El Salon Mexico” shines brightest in New World’s Latin-American excursion
• April 10 - Orchestra Miami takes flight with two aviation rarities
• April 3 - Pintscher’s noisy NWS program shows it’s time to reboot Sounds of the Times
• March 31 - Warsaw Philharmonic, Chopin winner Liu bring big sound, bold playing to Kravis Center
• March 27 - Two debuts spark an outstanding concert by New World Symphony
• March 26 - Palm Beach Opera wraps season with a richly sung and resplendent “Merry Widow”
• March 24 - Bass leads Seraphic Fire in a rich and rewarding program of music for male voices
• March 22 - Hough displays consummate artistry in recital for Friends of Chamber Music
• March 21 - May 28
• March 21 - Contemporary works come off best in mixed New World chamber program
• March 16 - FGO unveils a 2022-23 season heavy on comedy
• March 14 - Seraphic Fire looks to the past and the future in 20th anniversary season
• March 13 - Viva Verdi! Florida Grand Opera serves up a riveting “Rigoletto”
• March 11 - Clueless applause apart, Lang Lang brings depth, insight to Bach’s “Goldbergs” at Arsht Center
• March 8 - With a last-minute pianist switch, the show goes on for Schwarz, Palm Beach Symphony
• March 8 - Heritage Piano Trio most at home in Rachmaninoff for FOCM
• March 7 - Frost Opera Theater triumphs with ambitious world premiere of “The Leopard”
• March 6 - New World guest conductor Denève honors Ukraine with a rearranged program
• March 3 - Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony
• March 1 - Frost Opera Theater takes a leap forward with world premiere of “The Leopard”
• February 27 - Bell and the Academy team up for fervent Dvořak, superficial Beethoven at Arsht Center
• February 26 - Palm Beach Opera deftly mixes comedy and soaring vocalism in Donizetti’s “Elixir”
• February 26 - Music of Bach provides a timely sense of peace with Seraphic Fire
• February 23 - Miami Lyric Opera serves up delightful Donizetti
• February 22 - Copland, Eastman works provide the highlights to close “Clarinet Visions”
• February 22 - A cornucopia of clarinetists opens New World’s “Clarinet Visions” festival
• February 18 - Seraphic Fire members take the spotlight in evening of Purcell songs
• February 16 - March 21
• February 12 - Gemma New makes impressive NWS debut with a fresh, dramatic “Eroica”
• February 9 - Kholodenko displays exceptional artistry for Friends of Chamber Music
• February 7 - Sax appeal: Marsalis, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra team up at Kravis Center
• February 6 - New World serves up exuberant tribute to Harlem Renaissance
• January 31 - Fauré Quartet, French and Russian songs shine in New World concert
• January 29 - Bridges’ full-blooded performance lights up Palm Beach Opera’s “Carmen”
• January 26 - February 17
• January 26 - After two years, J’Nai Bridges returns to the stage, making her Florida debut as Carmen
• January 24 - Stellar guest artists enhance New World Symphony’s downsized program
• January 23 - FGO returns, as strong cast makes a worthy case for Previn’s “Streetcar”
• January 20 - South Florida Symphony gives committed advocacy to colorful Gottsch premiere
• January 17 - As a new season opens, Susan Danis marks a decade leading Florida Grand Opera
• January 12 - Singer exits FGO’s “Streetcar” on short notice to join Il Divo
• January 11 - Bronfman brings emotional depth as well as bravura to Rachmaninoff with Palm Beach Symphony
• January 10 - The Symphonia opens the new year with a string-friendly program
• January 10 - New World’s downsized chamber program offers delightful Haydn
• January 8 - Seraphic Fire cancels January concerts

2021 (91)

• December 21 - Top Ten Performances of 2021
• December 20 - Esfahani joins New World members for an array of modern harpsichord works
• December 19 - January 28
• December 17 - Ehnes Quartet wraps Beethoven cycle with insight and distinction
• December 13 - Seraphic Fire offers spiritual solemnity and discerning choices in annual Christmas program
• December 11 - Alsop leads New World Symphony in a whirlwind “Scheherazade”
• December 7 - Thibaudet opens Kravis Center season with memorable Debussy
• December 5 - Music vies with visuals in Frost Symphony concert at Arsht Center
• December 3 - Schwarz, Palm Beach Symphony fete Mozart in style
• November 21 - Smoldering Sibelius, blazing Brahms from New World Symphony
• November 20 - Master Chorale displays undimmed virtuosity with Mozart’s Requiem Mass
• November 16 - December 19
• November 16 - Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach opens with impassioned program
• November 15 - Frost Wind Ensemble delivers a Colgrass epic with “Winds of Nagual”
• November 14 - Gruber’s “Symphonic Cabaret” offers intriguing NWS program with belated Weill premiere
• November 13 - Walwyn provides superb advocacy for Florence Price’s piano music
• November 8 - MISO goes to the dogs, delightfully, along with Brahms and Rachmaninoff
• November 7 - MLO brings back Italian opera with an inspired “Traviata”
• November 6 - Shifrin, Korepanova shine with French and German gems at FIU Music Festival
• November 5 - Seraphic Fire returns live with outstanding Pergolesi
• November 1 - Seraphic Fire opens a season of renewal with Pergolesi masterwork
• October 31 - Schwarz leads Frost Symphony in a powerful Mahler Sixth
• October 31 - Amernet Quartet and friends present a thrilling program at FIU Festival
• October 25 - Rising cellist joins New World members for venturesome chamber program
• October 24 - Gekić lights up FIU Music Festival with rarely heard “Hexameron”
• October 21 - November 17
• October 21 - FIU Music Festival opens in rousing Cuban program with a lot of Lecuona
• October 20 - Carson Kievman, innovative composer and educator, has died
• October 17 - Mälkki leads New World Symphony in a memorable Sibelius Second
• October 15 - Jonas Kaufmann brings rare vocal artistry to Arsht Center
• October 10 - New World Symphony returns live and in person with impressive stands by Reif and Cooke
• October 10 - Ensemble Ibis fetes León, music from the Americas
• September 26 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony open season with varied program
• September 24 - Tetzloff traces the influence of Beethoven with thoughtful virtuosity
• September 12 - Pianist Gagliano serves up power and individuality en route to Warsaw
• September 9 - October 24
• August 14 - September 11
• August 6 - Tilson Thomas recovering from surgery for brain tumor
• July 19 - September events
• July 17 - Miami Beach Music Festival serves up a sparkling “Cendrillon”
• July 16 - Young singers serve up a delightful “Albert Herring” at MB Music Festival
• July 12 - Young conductors, orchestra show impressive abilities at Miami Beach Music Festival
• July 11 - Kenner wraps Frost Chopin Festival with old and new rarities
• July 10 - Chochieva goes her own subtle way at Frost Chopin Festival
• July 10 - Orchestra Miami pays homage to Piazzolla in his 100th birthday season
• July 9 - Shevchenko brings out the dance at Frost Chopin Festival
• July 8 - FGO announces a varied lineup for company’s 80th season
• July 8 - Frost Chopin Festival opens with rewarding Beethoven
• July 1 - As Thomas Sleeper battles a major illness, his reputation as teacher, conductor and composer endures
• June 30 - Seraphic Fire’s new CD captures the beauty and mystery of Hildegard
• June 27 - Former students and Frost colleagues pay tribute to the legacy of Dennis Kam
• June 17 - July 18
• June 6 - New World Symphony wraps a pandemic season with Mozart, Wagner and a U.S. premiere
• May 26 - June 26
• May 24 - Mozart, Monteverdi wrap Seraphic Fire’s pandemic season on hopeful note
• May 23 - New World musicians in the spotlight in short program
• May 9 - MTT, New World provide a season highlight with American program
• May 7 - New World Symphony to return live but continue streaming in 2021-22
• May 6 - Frost New Music Festival opens with a rewarding lineup of compelling music
• April 26 - Singleton premiere highlights New World’s wide-ranging chamber program
• April 19 - Schwarz wraps Frost Symphony season with eclectic mix
• April 18 - Exuberant D’addona premiere stands out in lightweight NWS concert
• April 16 - June 5
• April 4 - Strong artists, uneven music make for mixed New World program
• March 27 - FGO wraps season with night of sultry Latin songs
• March 25 - April 17
• March 23 - Schwarz, Frost orchestras shine in American music, old and new
• March 22 - Tragedy and joy manifest in moving Seraphic Fire program
• March 22 - From Mendelssohn to Coleman, NWS explores a range of chamber music
• March 21 - Unheard-of//Ensemble probes inner space in Messiaen’s “Quartet” and new works
• March 21 - Florida Grand Opera closes down-sized season with comic double-bill
• March 14 - Coming to America: Stravinsky goes West in New World program
• March 12 - Seraphic Fire plans a bountiful post-pandemic season
• March 7 - New World Symphony takes a trip to the City of Light with “Stravinsky in Paris”
• March 6 - Artistry of Frost Opera Theater singers comes across in “Masquerade 2021”
• March 1 - FGO’s concert by Angela Brown and friends opens opera to new audiences
• February 23 - March 26
• February 22 - Mozart’s music, fine cast win out over distractions in PBO’s “Magic Flute”
• February 21 - Schwarz, Frost orchestras shine in Ravel, Strauss and Beethoven
• February 20 - Palm Beach Opera keeps it grand with a first-class, al fresco “Bohème”
• February 15 - Seraphic Fire offers a program of love songs for Valentine’s Day
• February 14 - New World chamber program revives music of Florence Price
• February 14 - FGO’s vivid New York trilogy engages the mind and touches the heart
• February 7 - Music of Reich and Barber blend varied harmonies in Seraphic Fire program
• February 2 - New World Symphony celebrates the sextet in chamber program
• January 31 - Heggie’s slight “Three Decembers” receives exemplary staging in FGO’s retooled American season
• January 27 - February 23
• January 24 - New World’s streaming compilation traverses eras, genres
• January 10 - New World stream revisits American music
• January 4 - January 30
• January 4 - FGO to offer revised season of American operas (with audiences)

2020 (87)

• December 21 - From far-flung homes, Seraphic Fire’s streaming Christmas program provides its holiday glow
• December 20 - Early Beethoven well-served by Orchestra Miami
• December 13 - Ehnes, MTT and New World violinists celebrate Bach
• November 25 - December events
• November 21 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony do Copland proud in glitch-ridden streamed concert
• November 16 - New World serves up a varied chamber feast with emphasis on the modern
• November 16 - Beethoven’s music emerges over tech issues in retooled Second Symphony
• November 14 - Orchestra Miami’s streaming Beethoven festival is off to worthy start
• November 12 - YouTube goes dark, yet Frost Opera Theater singers shine warm light on Menotti
• November 10 - FGO closes the curtain on 2020-21 season
• November 9 - Seraphic Fire serves the eye and ear with season-opening video
• November 8 - Adams hosts New World program of Adams and more
• November 3 - Seraphic Fire looks to the past for a pandemic season
• November 2 - November 29
• November 2 - American, English chamber works open New World’s virtual season in style
• October 25 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony serve up Mozart, Still and Beethoven in season opener
• October 11 - New World Percussion Consort opens virtual season with several bangs
• October 11 - Kaleidoscope MusArt finds art in small things with bagatelle program
• September 23 - Seraphic Fire to go multimedia for fall concerts
• September 22 - New World Symphony to offer virtual season through Dec. 31
• September 21 - November 8
• July 28 - Pacifica Quartet serves up a bracing disc of women composers
• July 6 - New disc offers ideal introduction to Arvo Pärt
• June 25 - New music for new times
• June 24 - Gergiev, Perlman on tap in Arsht Center’s 2021 season
• June 6 - Ten Recordings for Challenging Times
• May 18 - Eighty-eight reasons to seek music online during the shutdown
• May 12 - What will the fall music season look like? Smaller, less epic and more soloistic—if it happens
• May 1 - Streaming events
• April 24 - Seraphic Fire, Frost School launch streaming series
• April 21 - New World Symphony launches streaming series
• April 12 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part II)
• March 30 - Judy Drucker: A Miami Tribute
• March 30 - Judy Drucker, 1928-2020
• March 28 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part I)
• March 24 - May 2
• March 18 - Streaming links to get your music fix during the COVID-19 quarantine
• March 14 - As South Florida music organizations shut down, a note on the coronavirus
• March 12 - On a rare octet night, a rarity by Enescu shines brightly
• March 10 - Critic’s Choice
• March 9 - New World Symphony pulled conductor Măcelaru due to coronavirus fears
• March 8 - With conducting duties split, a mixed New World outing at Arsht
• March 7 - Seraphic Fire to offer Bach, Orff, Copland and more Enlightenment in 2020-21 season
• March 6 - Composer Zwilich adds to her musical legacy with Cello Concerto premiere
• March 4 - Critic’s Choice
• March 3 - Sharon McDaniel 1950-2020
• March 2 - 18-year-old takes First Prize in 10th National Chopin Competition
• March 1 - Finalists tackle concertos in penultimate round of Chopin Competition
• February 29 - Avdeeva’s artistry sets a high standard for Chopin Competition finalists
• February 29 - Palm Beach Opera offers a trim, well-sung “Barber of Seville”
• February 28 - Six Chopin Piano Competition finalists announced
• February 27 - Critic’s Choice
• February 27 - Master Chorale marks Beethoven anniversary with a rich, dramatic Ninth
• February 26 - Soprano Zhang displays rich voice, impressive artistry
• February 26 - Chopin Competition is down to 12 semi-finalists
• February 24 - Lebhardt conquers a challenging program and acoustic at Miami Piano Festival
• February 24 - West-Eastern Divan Ensemble brings admirable qualities to Kravis Center
• February 24 - Phan’s engaging artistry spotlights New World’s French chamber program
• February 23 - March 28
• February 22 - Enlightenment Festival concludes with a charming, intimate Handel rarity
• February 19 - Cellist Fishman brings interpretive mastery to Bach suites
• February 17 - Bracing technique and national flavor converge in Dacic’s romantic program for Miami Piano Festival
• February 17 - Bell’s Paganini turn stands out with Academy at Arsht
• February 15 - Benedetti’s Prokofiev sparks romantic fire with New World Symphony
• February 15 - Seraphic Fire turns to the lighter side of Bach in Enlightenment Festival
• February 13 - Seraphic Fire’s Enlightenment Festival opens with Haydn vocal rarities
• February 12 - Critic’s Choice
• February 12 - Muti, Chicago Symphony bring fire and precision to Arsht Center
• February 9 - Quigley to switch on the Enlightenment for Seraphic Fire’s first festival
• February 9 - Orchestra Miami serves up a feast of women’s music
• February 7 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony bring heroic swagger to Strauss’s “Heldenleben”
• February 5 - Critic’s Choice
• February 2 - Apollon Musagète Quartet makes impressive Miami debut
• February 1 - New World Symphony, Miami City Ballet make inspired partners in Stravinsky
• January 29 - Beethoven’s music comes alive in Ehnes Quartet’s evolutionary recital
• January 26 - Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony lead a delightful tour of Stravinsky works
• January 25 - Superb singing, staging highlight Palm Beach Opera’s splendid “Turandot”
• January 20 - Early music gets regal treatment from New World Symphony, guest conductor Goodwin
• January 20 - Lisztian sparks fly in young pianist’s Royal Philharmonic showcase
• January 19 - “Madama Butterfly” stays aloft in new Florida Grand Opera production
• January 18 - Cleveland Orchestra, Welser-Möst serve up Prokofiev at his best and worst
• January 16 - Russian choral “Icons” shine with Seraphic Fire, Sharkova
• January 14 - Polish works fare best in uneven Wroclaw Philharmonic concert
• January 13 - FGO’s 2020-21 season to include Rossini rarity, contemporary work
• January 12 - Thibaudet’s artistry brings depth to New World’s night of showpieces
• January 6 - New York Phil Quartet, Kalichstein compelling partners at FIU
• January 5 - Midori, Thibaudet open Beethoven year with a memorable “Kreutzer” at Kravis

2019 (130)

• December 24 - Top Ten Performances of 2019
• December 23 - New World wraps year with imaginative chamber program
• December 17 - Orchester Wiener Akademie brings a period-instrument afternoon to Kravis
• December 16 - February 23
• December 15 - Ehnes makes memorable Mozart with New World Symphony
• December 13 - Seraphic Fire brings joy and gravitas to Christmas program
• December 11 - Park, Grosvenor duo recital finds eventual groove in Coral Gables
• December 10 - Aizuri Quartet makes bracing impact with envelope-pushing Kravis program
• December 9 - Wagner and Respighi fare best in Symphonia’s wide-ranging program
• December 9 - Pianist Gutiérrez provides the high point in Palm Beach Symphony’s Beethoven season-opener
• December 8 - Milarsky, New World serve up the art of the modern with American program
• November 26 - December 17
• November 25 - New World fetes Lou Harrison in wide-roving chamber program
• November 21 - Frost Opera Theater presents moving, brilliant staging of Ravel’s “L’Enfant”
• November 20 - Kern’s rich Rachmaninoff a highlight in Ukraine orchestra’s mixed Kravis stand
• November 18 - Master Chorale goes for Baroque with mixed results
• November 17 - FGO opens season with an admirable “Don Giovanni”
• November 16 - Prieto makes outstanding New World debut in user-friendly program
• November 9 - Kholodenko is electric in Godowsky/ Chopin at FIU Music Festival
• November 8 - Seraphic Fire conjures the otherworldly mystery of Hildegard in season opener
• November 8 - Amernet Quartet serves up Beethoven restrung at FIU Festival
• November 7 - Ensemble Ibis illuminates music of Melinda Wagner and others
• November 4 - Seraphic Fire to start season at the 12th century with Hildegard of Bingen
• November 4 - Retooled chamber program brings virtuosic rewards at FIU Music Festival
• October 31 - Z.E.N. Trio lights up FIU with electrifying performances
• October 27 - Shaham’s noble, electric Brahms lights up New World concert at Arsht
• October 25 - Tetzlaff and Vogt open Friends of Chamber Music season in brilliant style
• October 22 - December 5
• October 20 - Harold in Miami Beach: New World wraps “Viola Visions” with a new twist on Berlioz classic
• October 17 - New World’s Viola Festival off to a racing start
• October 14 - Schwarz leads Frost Symphony in epic program
• October 13 - Trifonov opens New World Symphony season with world-class artistry
• October 7 - New World Symphony opens chamber series with sparkling rarities
• September 20 - October 24
• September 15 - Schwarz opens a new era at UM Frost with impressive debut
• September 5 - Critic’s Choice for 2019-20
• September 3 - September 21
• July 29 - September 13
• July 28 - MMF’s admirable “Armide” brings French Baroque opera to Miami
• July 20 - Miami Music Festival fills a Wagner void with vivid “Flying Dutchman”
• July 12 - Katz brings intimate approach to Miami Piano Festival Academy
• July 7 - MLO’s delightful “Cenerentola” proves a joy for all ages
• June 30 - Miami Music Festival goes for Baroque with a brilliant “Poppea”
• June 29 - Miami Music Festival’s fine “Figaro” serves Mozart well
• June 28 - Soprano Peterman impresses in Miami Music Fest’s mixed “Magic Flute”
• June 28 - MTT’s heart surgery “a complete success”
• June 24 - Kenner, Escher Quartet open Frost Chopin Festival with intriguing rarity
• June 24 - September events
• June 23 - Miami Music Festival scores with one-act operas by Golijov and Muhly
• June 5 - Tilson Thomas to undergo heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic
• May 28 - Schwarz named new music director at Palm Beach Symphony
• May 15 - New York Philharmonic Quartet wraps season with devastating Shostakovich
• May 15 - June 25
• May 9 - Seraphic Fire closes season with a program of solace and reflection
• May 6 - Chopin and Prokofiev fare best in pianist Noack’s return to Miami
• May 4 - Master Chorale takes flight with an outstanding “Creation”
• April 29 - A feast of George Crumb’s distinctive, haunting piano music from Kaleidoscope MusArt
• April 28 - FGO wraps season with impassioned, beautifully sung “Werther”
• April 27 - MTT, New World Symphony wrap season with a world premiere, rare concerto and Berlioz classic
• April 24 - Critic’s Choice
• April 21 - Tilson Thomas leads New World Symphony in music of Tilson Thomas
• April 18 - Jerusalem Quartet brings fresh illumination to Debussy, Ravel
• April 17 - Critic’s Choice
• April 16 - SFCR writer on Pulitzer Prize-winning team for Public Service
• April 15 - New World members close chamber season with Central European rarities
• April 14 - A mixed bag of Latin-American Baroque from Seraphic Fire
• April 13 - After UM appointment, Schwarz shows his mettle with Palm Beach Symphony
• April 11 - Critic’s Choice
• April 9 - Gerard Schwarz appointed to Frost School of Music
• April 7 - Labadie’s bracing style brings fresh illumination to familiar Mozart
• April 3 - Critic’s Choice
• April 2 - Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic close Kravis classical season in style
• April 1 - Death becomes Stephen Hough’s intelligent virtuosity in Pinecrest
• March 27 - Critic’s Choice
• March 25 - Cellist Varga joins New World players for absorbing Austrian program
• March 23 - Palm Beach Opera wraps season with a delightful “Fledermaus”
• March 23 - Orchestra Miami serves up sturdy Beethoven in Pinecrest
• March 21 - Critic’s Choice
• March 20 - Borodin Quartet brings Old World soul to Russian music
• March 19 - Through June 29
• March 19 - Frost Opera Theater showcases the opera music of Anthony Davis
• March 17 - Soprano Cuervo is a powerhouse in FGO’s episodic but colorful “Frida”
• March 17 - Wigglesworth leads New World in thrilling and expressive Mahler
• March 14 - Artists’ turbulent love affair takes the stage in FGO’s “Frida”
• March 14 - Seraphic Fire serves up a fascinating sampler of Korean choral music
• March 13 - Critic’s Choice
• March 12 - Under Denève, the Brussels Philharmonic makes an impressive stand at the Kravis Center
• March 9 - Stirring Schumann and richly Romantic Mendelssohn from Barnatan, Vänskä, and New World Symphony
• March 8 - Perlman and De Silva prove equal partners at Arsht Center
• March 7 - An ambitious, wide-ranging season on tap for Seraphic Fire in 2019-20
• March 6 - Grosvenor displays intense virtuosity and poetic introspection for Friends of Chamber Music
• March 5 - Critic’s Choice
• February 28 - Muti, Chicago Symphony bring fresh life to Russian standards at Arsht
• February 27 - Muti, Chicago Symphony magnificent in Beethoven program at Kravis
• February 25 - Critic’s Choice
• February 25 - With an impressive soprano debut, Miami Lyric Opera’s “Lucia” makes strong impact
• February 25 - Miami Symphony offers a premiere for young people in the Design District
• February 24 - March 19
• February 24 - Tetzlaff brings fierce intensity to Ligeti with MTT, New World Symphony
• February 24 - Denk and Academy bring vitality and finesse to imaginative program at Arsht
• February 23 - Palm Beach Opera serves up a striking, film noir “Don Giovanni”
• February 19 - Critic’s Choice
• February 17 - Pintscher, New World deliver whirling colors and rapt beauty in outstanding contemporary program
• February 14 - Seraphic Fire women shine in an evening of virtuosic Vivaldi
• February 12 - Critic’s Choice
• February 11 - Baritone Kelvin Thomas, New World players deliver a fine musical madness
• February 11 - Russian National Orchestra brings gleaming virtuosity to Rachmaninoff at Kravis Center
• February 7 - Israel Philharmonic soars with Bruckner at Arsht Center
• February 6 - Critic’s Choice
• February 2 - From Berg to Gershwin, soprano Hannigan does delightful double-duty with Cleveland Orchestra
• January 31 - New exec director takes the helm at Chopin Foundation
• January 30 - Critic’s Choice
• January 29 - Shanghai Opera Orchestra brings rich tone and excitement to Kravis program
• January 28 - New World fellows show dazzling bravura in some not-so-dazzling music
• January 27 - February 24
• January 27 - Worthy singing yet comedic sparkle lacking in FGO’s “Figaro”
• January 26 - Stellar voices power Palm Beach Opera’s luxurious, heartfelt “La Traviata”
• January 26 - Cleveland Orchestra illuminates Mahler’s Second in a peak Miami performance
• January 23 - A “Secret Marriage” and notorious “Don Juan” on tap in FGO’s 2019-20 season
• January 22 - Critic’s Choice
• January 21 - Hindemith’s Octet gets a brilliant revival from New World chamber players
• January 18 - Ailing Zubin Mehta to skip farewell U.S. Tour with Israel Philharmonic
• January 15 - Critic’s Choice
• January 14 - Young Israeli makes impressive debut at Miami Piano Festival
• January 13 - Ablogin brings an improvisational, intimate style to Miami Piano Festival
• January 13 - Dull Bruch from Zuk, blazing Bartók from Conlon and New World at Arsht
• January 9 - Critic’s Choice
• January 8 - Brahms, dark and light, from KLR Trio and Cynthia Phelps
• January 6 - Orchestra Miami scores with double bill of Bernstein rarities
• January 6 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra brings a varied program to Arsht Center

2018 (132)

• December 21 - Top Ten Performances of 2018
• December 19 - With a late change of guest mezzo, Palm Beach Opera’s young artists strut their stuff at Kravis Center
• December 18 - January 27
• December 17 - New World closes year with varied chamber program from Mozart to Harbison
• December 9 - Lubman leads New World Symphony in audience-participation premiere and an American classic
• December 7 - Seraphic Fire’s Christmas program spotlights the religious solemnity of the season
• December 7 - Denk brings poised artistry to a program of somber variations at the Kravis Center
• December 7 - Soprano Bradley soars high in recital for Friends of Chamber Music
• December 3 - Schwarz leads Symphonia in bracing Mozart, American works
• December 2 - Violinist Hadelich gives a virtuosic performance of Britten rarity with Oundjian, New World
• November 21 - December 18
• November 20 - Russian String Orchestra brings rich tone, versatility to wide-ranging program
• November 17 - Polenzani brings intimate artistry to song cycle with New World Symphony
• November 16 - Ehnes Quartet channels Beethoven in a rewarding return to Miami 
• November 15 - New World Symphony gift to underwrite “New Ventures”
• November 9 - Seraphic Fire spotlights the extraordinary music of Carlo Gesualdo
• November 4 - New World Symphony soars with Ax’s Beethoven, MTT’s Sibelius
• November 4 - Few vocal sparks in FGO’s bland “Bohème”
• October 31 - Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra offer a generous concert at Broward Center
• October 29 - Netrebko and Eyvazov bring an operatic feast to Arsht Center
• October 26 - A winning start to Miami chamber season with Curtis on Tour
• October 21 - MTT, New World open season with memorable Brahms, mixed Mozart
• October 18 - Seraphic Fire opens with a festive and reverent “Spanish Pilgrimage”
• October 18 - November 26
• October 15 - Miami Symphony celebrates 30 years with an orchestral spectacular
• October 15 - New World opens chamber series with a wide-ranging mix
• October 14 - Schwarz, Frost Symphony soar to new heights with Diamond and Bruckner
• October 14 - Max Richter’s electronic music proves more monochrome than substantive
• September 30 - New World Percussion Consort scratches and soothes with music of Matelon and Bryars
• September 17 - Trudy Kane’s gracious musicianship in the spotlight in Frost farewell recital
• September 12 - Following backstage intrigue, Susan Danis to return to FGO
• September 12 - Miami institutions maintain a cautious silence on benefactor Frost’s securities fraud charges
• September 3 - Critic’s Choice for 2018-19 season
• August 26 - Leyla Martinucci shines in Miami Lyric Opera’s “Carmen”
• August 1 - Two high-profile men in Miami classical scene accused of predatory sexual behavior
• July 31 - Chopin Foundation increases top competition prize to $100,000
• July 28 - MMF delivers a triumphant performance of “Ghosts of Versailles”
• July 27 - Miami Music Festival artists make a strong case for Puccini’s “La Rondine”
• July 25 - September 22
• July 23 - FGO chief Susan Danis to leave Miami for California job
• July 17 - Utah Arts Review to launch this fall
• July 15 - Held’s Wotan towers in Wagner program at Miami Music Festival
• July 8 - Libetta tackles Godowsky’s epic Etudes at Miami Piano Fest Academy
• June 30 - Miami Music Festival delivers a quality performance of “Ariadne auf Naxos”
• June 29 - Miami Music Fest delivers imaginative take on Britten’s “Dream”
• June 29 - Kyung-Wha Chung shows some of the old magic at Frost Chopin Festival
• June 25 - Today marks the 10th anniversary of South Florida Classical Review
• June 25 - Frost Chopin Festival opens with impressive program by Dang Thai Son
• June 22 - Miami Music Festival scores with chamber operas by Purcell and Menotti
• June 18 - The state of Miami’s classical music scene: Part Two–A call for a new Miami orchestra
• June 11 - The state of Miami’s classical music scene: Part One–The quiet death of Festival Miami
• May 20 - July 26
• May 18 - Nu Deco wraps the season with a typically eclectic mix
• May 14 - Soprano Park brings grace and charm to Coral Gables recital
• May 13 - Tyson’s flowing art makes time stand still at Miami Piano Festival
• May 12 - Orchestra Miami serves up a delightful, site-specific “Magic Flute”
• May 10 - Seraphic Fire wraps season with an entertaining Shakespeare program
• May 7 - Gavrylyuk brings polish, seasoned artistry to Miami Piano Festival
• May 6 - MTT, New World close season with a sumptuous, searing Mahler Ninth
• May 5 - A grand and moving Brahms Requiem from Master Chorale
• April 30 - Pianist Faliks reinvigorates a Schumann standby in MISO’s season finale
• April 29 - FGO triumphs with an old-fashioned operatic beauty in “Florencia”
• April 25 - FGO to present “Florencia”–a modern opera with old-fashioned melodies
• April 24 - Critic’s Choice
• April 24 - Ma, Silkroad Ensemble mark 20 years with dynamic and diverse musical mix
• April 23 - New World closes chamber season with contemporary works and a Schubert classic
• April 21 - After 25 years at UM, Thomas Sleeper closes the score with an elegiac program
• April 19 - Critic’s Choice
• April 18 - Pianist Blechacz checks all the artistic boxes in Coral Gables recital
• April 16 - Cuban pianist lights a fire with South Florida Symphony
• April 16 - Denéve, New World Symphony capture Ravel’s life in words and music
• April 15 - Danish Quartet illuminates Beethoven’s music across three eras
• April 15 - Despite rough edges, MLO brings an admirable cast and love for Puccini to “La Bohème”
• April 14 - Seraphic Fire closes series memorably with Pärt’s meditative “Passio”
• April 13 - FOT unearths a charming rarity with Massenet’s magical “Cendrillon”
• April 10 - Critic’s Choice
• April 8 - Denève, Moser and New World find depth in orchestra showpieces
• April 4 - Critic’s Choice
• April 1 - Composer Adams proves an excellent guide in New World’s contemporary program
• March 28 - Critic’s Choice
• March 26 - New World members take the spotlight with (mostly) concerto rarities
• March 24 - Palm Beach Opera wraps season with an entertaining “Figaro”
• March 22 - Critic’s Choice
• March 21 - Dover Quartet makes a refined and intense Miami debut
• March 20 - May 19
• March 19 - Hungarian pianist displays revelatory artistry in SoFla debut
• March 18 - Costanzo makes a memorable Miami debut in FGO’s “Orfeo”
• March 17 - Ivan Davis 1932-2018
• March 16 - Critic’s Choice
• March 15 - Jarrett leads Seraphic Fire in German program with spirited Brahms
• March 12 - From Gluck to Glass, Anthony Roth Costanzo is broadening opera’s reach
• March 11 - Under Sorrell, New World players morph smoothly into Baroque band
• March 10 - Soloist Fleischman sparks Orchestra Miami program
• March 7 - Critic’s Choice
• March 5 - New World members show versatility in 20th-century chamber program
• March 2 - Seraphic Fire to cast an eclectic net in 17th season
• February 28 - Critic’s Choice
• February 27 - March 20
• February 26 - Only in Miami: a poolside program of American chamber rarities
• February 25 - Shaham brings bite and beauty to Bartók with New World Symphony
• February 24 - Palm Beach Opera fetes Bernstein in style with a winning “Candide”
• February 24 - Perlman, Zukerman concerts cancelled
• February 22 - Chicago Symphony, Israel Philharmonic on tap in 2019 Arsht season
• February 21 - Kalichstein brings insight, individuality to solo recital
• February 20 - Critic’s Choice
• February 18 - MTT, New World brilliantly showcase a full-plumage “Firebird”
• February 17 - Seraphic Fire rises magnificently to the challenge of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion”
• February 16 - Chicago Symphony brings its power and finesse to the Kravis Center
• February 16 - Nu Deco Ensemble joins young phenom Jacob Collier “in his room”
• February 12 - Critic’s Choice
• February 8 - Chicago Symphony’s low brass will take top billing at the Kravis Center
• February 4 - Cleveland Orchestra closes Miami season with Beethoven of clarity and power
• February 2 - The Ehnes Quartet explores the otherworldly audacity of late Beethoven
• February 1 - Cleveland Orchestra to return to Miami in 2019
• January 31 - Critic’s Choice
• January 30 - Järvi, Estonian orchestra make an impressive stand at Kravis Center
• January 29 - FGO’s second-cast soprano makes a first-class Salome
• January 28 - A problematic princess dilutes impact of FGO’s dramatic “Salome”
• January 27 - Solid singing, tepid conducting make for a mixed “Tosca” at Palm Beach Opera
• January 27 - Cleveland Orchestra at its peak in Mahler’s epic farewell
• January 24 - Soprano Kirsten Chambers gears up for the sensual and spiritual elements of FGO’s “Salome”
• January 23 - Critic’s Choice
• January 22 - New World members pay elegant homage to a bygone Paris
• January 21 - Orchestra Miami marks Miami High’s 90th with strong performances
• January 19 - February 27
• January 18 - Seraphic Fire at their finest in Lang’s moving “Match Girl Passion”
• January 16 - Critic’s Choice
• January 16 - Graceful violin playing and leaden conducting from Zukerman with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• January 14 - Renée Fleming shows she can still deliver vocal magic in Kravis Center recital
• January 14 - Bronfman, Spano team up with New World Symphony for electrifying night at the Arsht Center
• January 10 - Critic’s Choice
• January 8 - KLR Trio opens new year with impassioned Brahms, Dvořák

2017 (145)

• December 24 - January 20
• December 19 - Top Ten Performances of 2017
• December 18 - New World chamber program mixes attractive Classical-era music with dispensable 1960s works
• December 16 - Frost Opera Theater takes a delightful trip to Paris
• December 15 - Nu Deco and guests bring out the noise and the (Daft) Punk
• December 10 - Contrasted Lindberg and Mackey works make for bracing New World program
• December 9 - Soloists shine in Master Chorale’s truncated, lightweight “Messiah”
• December 7 - Stephen Hough offers mesmerizing artistry for Friends of Chamber Music
• December 7 - Seraphic Fire ranges widely in delightful Christmas program
• December 6 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra brings its polished richness to the Kravis Center
• December 5 - Kholodenko recital provides mixed rewards at Kravis Center
• December 3 - Sleeper leads Frost Symphony in rich and nuanced performances of Brahms and Sleeper
• December 3 - Gaffigan, Benedetti and New World serve up two rarities with mixed results
• November 21 - December 30
• November 20 - Judy Drucker is celebrated with a 50th anniversary tribute concert
• November 20 - New World players go from darkness to light in chamber program
• November 17 - Diaz Trio brings brilliance and panache to Mozart, Beethoven
• November 16 - Moscow State Symphony brings muscle to choice program at Kravis Center
• November 12 - Singers shine brightly in FGO’s stark and dramatic “Lucia”
• November 12 - Wigglesworth leads New World in rewarding 20th century program
• November 10 - Seraphic Fire delivers a stirring evening of hymns, from ancient to contemporary
• November 6 - Mehta, Israel Philharmonic bring venerable musical partnership to the Arsht Center
• November 5 - Master Chorale reaches new heights to open 15th anniversary season
• November 3 - Lugansky opens season with power and poetry for Friends of Chamber Music
• November 1 - MTT to leave San Francisco Symphony; will continue role with New World
• October 29 - Yo-Yo Ma returns as Strauss’s knight errant with MTT, New World Symphony
• October 28 - Galways bring musical charm to Frost Symphony’s Arsht program
• October 27 - Genres merge and Emily King shines in stellar Nu Deco Ensemble opener
• October 22 - New World Symphony captures the flavor of Miami in vibrant, multi-media “Movements”
• October 20 - November 30
• October 19 - Seraphic Fire opens 16th season with rare and remarkable Monteverdi
• October 16 - Miami Symphony opens season with festive program and two concerto premieres
• October 15 - New World Symphony opens 30th season with a Russian banquet
• October 12 - Frost Opera Theater serves up bite-sized dramas in varied feast
• October 9 - Three alumni open New World chamber series with user-friendly program
• October 7 - Sleeper, Frost Symphony bring character, intensity to 20th-century program
• September 30 - Musicians provide strong advocacy for George Walker’s music
• September 29 - Kievman’s opera “Tesla” gets a high-voltage premiere
• September 19 - October 20
• September 11 - Seraphic Fire to partner with Aspen Festival in choral training program
• August 24 - Critic’s Choice for the 2017-18 season
• August 23 - September 24
• August 18 - Watch this space
• August 16 - Plans on tap to honor Judy Drucker, relaunch her classical series
• August 6 - Two superb singers lift MLO’s rough-edged “Barber”
• July 31 - Piano Fest Academy’s overlong finale proves less than grand
• July 28 - Miami Music Festival delivers a riveting “Dead Man Walking” in South Florida premiere
• July 24 - Miami Music Festival serves up first-class Wagner singing
• July 22 - De Solaun brings refined romanticism to Miami Piano Fest Academy
• July 16 - Effron, orchestra deliver compelling Mahler at Miami Music Festival
• July 6 - Seraphic Fire partners with UCLA in new project to train student singers
• June 30 - Young singers serve up a delightful “Hoffmann” at Miami Music Festival
• June 4 - Pianist Jacob Mason makes strong impression in adventurous recital
• June 1 - Lang Lang, Joshua Bell featured in Broward Center’s 2017-8 season
• May 24 - Violinist Esther Yoo closes season with impeccable artistry
• May 14 - Noack brings back the art of transcription at Miami Piano Festival
• May 13 - Julien Libeer offers mesmerizing Schubert at Miami Piano Festival
• May 12 - Namirovsky opens Miami Piano Festival with fire and virtuosity
• May 11 - Seraphic Fire draws the curtain on 15th season with music of four centuries
• May 7 - Weilerstein, MTT close New World season in high style
• May 7 - Young pianist provides the highlight of Miami Symphony’s Beethoven program.
• May 1 - Second-cast principals deliver the goods in FGO’s “Masked Ball”
• April 30 - FGO wraps season with first-class Verdi singing in “A Masked Ball”
• April 30 - New World’s “New Work” program offers powerful moments
• April 26 - Critic’s Choice
• April 24 - Orchestra Miami provides strong advocacy for Levy’s “Atonement”
• April 23 - An exhilarating young pianist and rich Mahler close season for Frost Symphony
• April 19 - Critic’s Choice
• April 18 - Fort Lauderdale native Nadine Sierra wins prestigious Richard Tucker Award
• April 16 - De Leeuw, New World explore the dark side in contemporary program
• April 15 - From Bach to Kallembach, Seraphic Fire bridges the centuries in Easter program
• April 14 - Nu Deco, Magda Giannikou fire up the Light Box with engaging program
• April 13 - Stuttgart ensemble offers memorable Bach for Easter at Broward Center
• April 11 - Critic’s Choice
• April 9 - Mena makes strong New World debut in colorful program
• April 9 - MLO’s “Butterfly” offers ardent singing alongside wooden theatrics
• April 8 - Palm Beach Opera closes season with a delightful “Pirates of Penzance”
• April 6 - From Adams to Xenakis, New World Symphony lays out a varied feast for 2017-18 season
• April 5 - Critic’s Choice
• April 3 - Tenor Appleby wraps New World’s chamber series in stirring style
• March 31 - Arsht Center to offer lightweight classical season in 2017-18
• March 29 - Critic’s Choice
• March 26 - Conlon, New World make powerful case for neglected Shostakovich symphony
• March 25 - Cleveland Orchestra closes season with lightweight Italian program
• March 24 - Cleveland Orchestra slashes 2018 Arsht residency with no explanation to Miami
• March 21 - Critic’s Choice
• March 20 - Love hurts at mixed Miami Symphony concert
• March 19 - August 17
• March 19 - Weak libretto undermines strong music and compelling story in FGO’s “Before Night Falls”
• March 19 - Barnatan, Academy close Arsht series with stylish performances
• March 16 - Critic’s Choice
• March 14 - FGO set to present operatic tale of exiled Cuban poet
• March 14 - Weak soloist apart, the Royal Scottish Orchestra gives a fine account of themselves at the Broward Center
• March 12 - Vänskä, New World Symphony soar with Sibelius
• March 11 - Verdi’s “Rigoletto” receives a crackling performance from Palm Beach Opera
• March 11 - Nu Deco Ensemble serves up a wide-ranging salute to Cuba
• March 10 - Genova & Dimitrov Duo bring purity and depth to Dranoff 2Piano recital
• March 9 - Conductor makes superb Seraphic Fire debut with Russian program
• March 7 - Critic’s Choice
• March 6 - New World members explore 20th-century chamber works
• March 3 - Stravinsky’s “Rake’s Progress” proves a bridge too far for Frost Opera Theater
• March 3 - Seraphic Fire’s adventurous 2017-18 season to span from Bach to Pärt
• March 1 - Critic’s Choice
• February 28 - FGO to offer a varied and venturesome 2017-18 season
• February 27 - French orchestra’s performance très bon at Kravis Center
• February 27 - Fandango! serves up a wide array of national musics with flair
• February 23 - March 19
• February 23 - Critic’s Choice
• February 22 - Lang Lang delivers musical depth along with theatrics at the Kravis Center
• February 22 - Musical opposites attract, with Kalichstein and Borodin Quartet
• February 19 - New World members take the spotlight in concerto program
• February 18 - Quigley, Seraphic Fire at their finest in Bach’s motets
• February 17 - Grosvenor blends astounding technique with growing maturity in Coral Gables
• February 16 - Critic’s Choice
• February 13 - Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor charts his own adventurous musical path
• February 12 - Eshenbach, Bamberg Symphony make an impressive Miami debut
• February 11 - Schuman “Triptych,” Moriarty premiere highlights of Frost Symphony concert
• February 11 - South Beach Chamber Ensemble offers a mixed bag of Dvořák and Turina
• February 8 - With a personnel change, Ehnes Quartet continues to delve deep into Beethoven
• February 8 - Philadelphia Orchestra makes a spectacular showing at Kravis Center
• February 8 - Critic’s Choice
• February 7 - Berg’s retooled “Blackbird” provides a highlight with Frost Wind Ensemble
• February 5 - MTT, New World bring crackling drama to Viennese program
• February 3 - Cleveland Orchestra shines darkly in Scandinavian program
• February 1 - Critic’s Choice
• January 30 - Frost percussionists and friends fete Steve Reich’s 80th at Festival Miami
• January 30 - New World members display admirable touch in chamber program
• January 29 - Strong cast serves Tchaikovsky well in FGO’s “Eugene Onegin”
• January 28 - Palm Beach Opera opens season with a vivid and affecting “Butterfly”
• January 28 - Cleveland Orchestra, Seraphic Fire ascend the heights with Bach and Bruckner
• January 27 - February 23
• January 25 - Critic’s Choice
• January 25 - Gerstein disappoints with surprisingly sloppy Liszt in Coral Gables
• January 25 - Frost Flute Ensemble serves up musical variety at Festival Miami
• January 23 - Marking 15 years, Welser-Möst is in a good place with Cleveland Orchestra
• January 22 - Fiery Mendelssohn and restrained Mahler from MTT, Tetzlaff and New World
• January 19 - Seraphic Fire marks 15 years with a wide-ranging showcase
• January 17 - Critic’s Choice
• January 17 - Gluzman lights a Russian fire with Orpheus at Kravis Center
• January 16 - Nu Deco and Dranoff 2 Piano shake things up at New World Center
• January 15 - Abbado brings idiomatic intensity to New World’s French-American program
• January 12 - Critic’s Choice
• January 11 - Vänska, Minnesota Orchestra bring musical power, unique chemistry to Arsht Center
• January 6 - KLR Trio opens 2017 in style with superb playing, new Zwilich work
• January 5 - Editor’s Note on Miami Herald dropping classical coverage

2016 (159)

• December 26 - January 27
• December 18 - January 2017
• December 15 - Top Ten Performances of 2016
• December 12 - Oundjian, New World Symphony close the year with a lavish Russian feast
• December 10 - Nu Deco Ensemble serves up a fizzing mix from Bernstein to Kraftwerk
• December 9 - A night of nostalgia at the Broward Center with Judd and the Symphonia
• December 8 - Seraphic Fire brings a warm glow to varied Christmas program
• December 4 - Colin Currie provides the highlight in New World’s program of contemporary German music
• December 4 - Mozarteum Orchestra opens Kravis season with first-class artistry
• November 30 - New Carmen on tap for final FGO performances
• November 21 - Orchestra Miami marks a decade in style with two soloists
• November 21 - Brilliant playing takes top prize in New World’s Pulitzer program
• November 19 - Karlin, Master Chorale reach the heights with Bach’s Mass in B minor
• November 17 - New World to fete Pulitzer winners in Sunday chamber program
• November 14 - Dinnerstein shows elegant artistry with Frost Symphony Orchestra
• November 13 - Amid rough moments, FGO delivers a dramatic, vocally strong “Carmen”
• November 13 - Labadie returns with energetic Baroque and Classical program
• November 12 - Guerrero leads Cleveland Orchestra in searing Shostakovich
• November 12 - Seraphic Fire offers a program of solace and remembrance
• November 11 - Soprano Fioretti shines in Miami Bach Society’s trip to Versailles
• November 6 - Soprano Michelle Bradley shows she is a rising star
• October 30 - Teddy Abrams attempts to channel Lenny Bernstein in New World’s “American Journey”
• October 28 - Nu Deco Ensemble opens ambitious season with a blast of energy
• October 27 - Rescheduled FIU Music Festival concert has its stormy moments
• October 24 - Miami Symphony opens with colorful showpieces and a world premiere
• October 23 - Fleming joins MTT, New World for wide-ranging evening
• October 21 - Cuban early-music group to make Miami debut
• October 21 - Adams and Glass works outshine Mills’ violin concerto hybrid at Arsht Center
• October 20 - Quigley premiere highlights Seraphic Fire’s 15th season opener
• October 19 - FGO receives largest gift in its history with donation of $6.8 million building
• October 19 - December 1
• October 18 - Kozhukhin explores the dark shadows for Friends of Chamber Music
• October 16 - Frost Symphony Orchestra hits the dance floor, from Beethoven to Hindman
• October 16 - MTT and Ax open New World season with Mozart and Schoenberg
• October 12 - Patrick Quigley looks to the past and future as Seraphic Fire opens 15th season
• October 9 - Kelley O’Connor opens New World chamber season with a tour de force
• September 28 - Pianist Hough returns with distinctive grace and bravura
• September 18 - Rodriguez, Frost Symphony Orchestra open music season with a Russian storm
• September 11 - FGO announces casting details for 2016-17 season
• September 3 - Critic’s Choice for 2016-17 season
• August 28 - Miami Lyric Opera hits the heights with an impassioned “Tosca”
• August 19 - Angel Romero brings his charisma and innate musicality to Coral Gables
• August 16 - Classical Review to expand to Texas and Washington D.C. this fall
• July 29 - Miami Music Festival reaches the heights with a powerful “Crucible”
• July 25 - Miami Piano Fest Academy closes with winners in epic finale
• July 24 - Young pianist’s fresh Rachmaninoff highlights ambitious concert at Miami Music Festival
• July 17 - Soprano Christine Goerke thrills in a rare Wagner night in Miami
• July 16 - Chochieva shows sterling technique and poetry for Miami Piano Fest Academy
• July 11 - Miami Piano Festival Academy is a dream come true for founder Brodsky
• July 10 - Bekker, Miami Music Festival Orchestra deliver an impressive Mahler 6
• July 1 - Young singers bring enthusiasm to Miami Music Festival’s “Bohème”
• June 24 - Sybarite5 shows strong musicianship in uneven program
• June 19 - Anton Nel shows classic artistry at Miami Music Festival
• June 15 - Voigt pulls out; FGO swaps Verdi’s “Ballo” for “Sweeney Todd”
• June 12 - Miami Lyric Opera provides fine advocacy for Arrieta’s “Marina”
• June 3 - Despite staging distractions, the tragic power of Lang’s “match girl passion” comes through
• May 15 - Carrochia shines in Chopin and Scriabin at Miami Piano Festival
• May 14 - Rimoldi’s wayward recital proves a mixed bag at Miami Piano Festival
• May 13 - Maltempo opens Miami Piano Festival with Lisztian fire and bravura
• May 12 - Seraphic Fire closes season with music of the English cathedral
• May 9 - Miami Piano Festival to have Italian flavor, leading off with Vincenzo Maltempo
• May 9 - Second cast singers provide a lift to FGO’s “Don Pasquale”
• May 8 - With trivial staging and uneven vocalism, FGO’s “Pasquale” wraps season on low note
• May 8 - New World closes season with majestic Sibelius and vibrant Berlioz
• May 3 - Broward Center to expand classical series in 2016-17 season
• May 1 - New World unveils three world premieres in “New Work” program
• April 30 - Master Chorale takes flight in Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” mass
• April 30 - Nu Deco Ensemble closes season with eclectic stew
• April 28 - FIU presents a superb musical tribute to Fred Kaufman at 80
• April 26 - New World Symphony to offer a gallery night with “New Work”
• April 25 - Critic’s Choice
• April 24 - MTT, soloists and New World deliver memorable Mahler
• April 23 - Crouch’s distinctive mass receives stirring premiere from Frost Chorale
• April 19 - Critic’s Choice
• April 19 - Mostly Masonic Mozart in an apt setting from Orchestra Miami
• April 18 - New World members offer a feast of rarities in chamber finale
• April 17 - Quigley leads New World in musical mashup from Monteverdi to Reich
• April 15 - Frost Opera Theater reaches new heights with Golijov-Stravinsky double-bill
• April 12 - Critic’s Choice
• April 10 - Miami Lyric Opera serves up an enjoyable “Elixir”
• April 10 - Mälkki provides fresh, illuminating performances with New World
• April 9 - Seraphic Fire reaches the heights with a moving Brahms Requiem
• April 6 - Critic’s Choice
• April 5 - Cliburn winner offers mixed rewards at Kravis Center
• April 3 - FGO’s “The Passenger” proves a gripping and spectacular experience
• April 1 - Denk closes Arsht season in style with deep Schubert and classical jazz
• March 30 - Critic’s Choice
• March 27 - Asbury leads New World in rewarding program of English music
• March 23 - FGO to present powerful Holocaust drama “The Passenger”
• March 23 - Duo d’Accord brings theatrical passion to wide-ranging program
• March 23 - Ax brings Classical spirit and quirky touch to Beethoven
• March 22 - Critic’s Choice
• March 22 - Lugansky shows world-class artisty in Coral Gables recital
• March 21 - June-July
• March 21 - Barnatan joins New World players for mostly Russian program
• March 19 - Palm Beach Opera closes season with a triumphant “Ariadne auf Naxos”
• March 18 - Guerrero, Thibaudet close Cleveland Orchestra season on high note
• March 17 - New World Symphony leans toward populist repertory in 2016-17 season
• March 15 - Critic’s Choice
• March 14 - Young tenor shows mature artistry for Friends of Chamber Music
• March 13 - Bruckner and Shaham on tap in Cleveland Orchestra’s 2016-17 Miami season
• March 10 - Lang Lang, Minnesota Orchestra on Arsht 2016-17 classical lineup
• March 10 - Wachner brings new slant to “Americas” program with Seraphic Fire
• March 9 - Critic’s Choice
• March 8 - Jackiw’s memorable Prokofiev highlights Russian National Orchestra concert
• March 6 - Ax, Heras-Casado deliver grandeur and excitement with New World Symphony
• March 6 - Seraphic Fire to mark 15 years with seven premieres
• March 5 - From Hindemith to Radiohead, Nu Deco Ensemble serves up a varied musical feast
• March 4 - Tempesta di Mare brings vitality and polish to Tropical Baroque Festival
• March 3 - Critic’s Choice
• March 2 - Sarasota Opera wraps Verdi cycle with a rousing “Aida”
• March 2 - Miami Piano Fest closes series with night of violin sonatas
• March 1 - Sarasota Opera offers a dramatic and largely rewarding “Fidelio”
• March 1 - Pianist Nick van Bloss offers probing rendition of epic Beethoven
• February 29 - Young soprano sparks New World’s French and Spanish program
• February 29 - Superb singing provides fine advocacy for Verdi’s “Legnano” at Sarasota Opera
• February 29 - Martinez-Mehner opens Miami Piano Festival series with subtle artistry
• February 27 - March 22
• February 27 - Despite a lack of vocal gleam, Sarasota Opera’s “Cosi” does Mozart right
• February 27 - El Mundo opens Tropical Baroque Festival in lively style
• February 27 - Rachmaninoff fares best in uneven Jerusalem Symphony concert
• February 26 - Philadelphia Orchestra burnishes its storied reputation under Denève
• February 24 - Sarasota Opera to celebrate the final season of Verdi cycle in style
• February 24 - Critic’s Choice
• February 23 - Duo Turgeon brings fluent flair to Latin program
• February 21 - Conductor Stéphane Denève strives for grazioso balance with home and career
• February 21 - New World members shine in the solo spotlight
• February 20 - Superb cast serves up a delightful “Don Pasquale” at Palm Beach Opera
• February 16 - Critic’s Choice
• February 15 - Tale of Cuban poet among the offerings in FGO’s 2016-17 season
• February 14 - Chin’s Clarinet Concerto proves a highlight with Pintscher, New World Symphony
• February 13 - Seraphic Fire’s encore of completed Mozart Requiem marred by scrappy orchestra
• February 12 - KLR Trio launches Beethoven cycle with strong start
• February 12 - Palm Beach Opera announces 2017 season
• February 9 - Critic’s Choice
• February 8 - Buffalo Philharmonic offers polished yet grounded performances at Kravis
• February 8 - Tenor Portillo brings impressive artistry to Latin program
• February 7 - Miami percussionist trio brings Kagel’s “Dressur” to wacky life
• February 3 - Critic’s Choice
• January 31 - Gaffigan leads New World Symphony in performances high on volume, short on subtlety
• January 30 - Cleveland Orchestra raises the roof with rare Prokofiev
• January 28 - February 27
• January 27 - Critic’s Choice
• January 26 - New World flutist brings élan to American music
• January 25 - Kravis Center to offer a feast of orchestras in 2016-17 season
• January 25 - Second-cast singers keep the fire burning for FGO’s “Norma”
• January 25 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra concert cancelled
• January 24 - Singers spark high flames in FGO’s impassioned “Norma”
• January 24 - Fleming brings her rich voice and artistry to Cleveland Orchestra gala
• January 23 - A sultry Shaham provides the bright spots in PB Opera’s tepid “Carmen”
• January 22 - Andsnes sparks Cleveland Orchestra program at Arsht
• January 19 - Critic’s Choice
• January 16 - Yo-Yo Ma serves up a memorable night of Bach at the Kravis Center
• January 16 - Hough’s Beethoven proves illuminating in abridged program
• January 13 - Critic’s Choice
• January 13 - Seraphic Fire’s polished precision misses the heart of spirituals program
• January 10 - Shaham brings fresh life to Tchaikovsky with New World Symphony
• January 5 - Critic’s Choice
• January 4 - Toronto Symphony displays rich virtuosity at the Kravis Center

2015 (188)

• December 25 - January 28
• December 24 - Top Ten Performances of 2015
• December 21 - Winds set sail in New World’s chamber program
• December 19 - Superb soloists lift Seraphic Fire’s “Messiah”
• December 16 - Brentano Quartet, Diaz wrap year in style for Friends of Chamber Music
• December 13 - Wigglesworth, New World illuminate Viennese masters with engrossing performances
• December 9 - Seraphic Fire keeps the candle alight for Christmas program
• December 6 - New World serves up a wide-ranging, modern American triptych
• December 4 - Fort Lauderdale soprano makes successful Met debut
• December 1 - Pulitzer Prize-winning work offers timely environmental music for Miami
• November 27 -
• November 18 - “Barber” second cast largely rises to the Rossini challenge
• November 17 - Ehnes Quartet brings emotional depth and sterling artistry to Beethoven
• November 16 - Yo-Yo Ma and friends explore music of the BRIC road
• November 16 - New World players bring energy to Brahms chamber works
• November 15 - FGO opens 75th season with entertaining “Barber of Seville”
• November 14 - Cellist Moser provides the highlight in Cleveland Orchestra opener
• November 9 - Over a tumultuous 75 years, Florida Grand Opera has seen its share of highs and lows
• November 8 - Goodwin leads bracing Baroque program with New World
• November 7 - Seraphic Fire makes a joyful sound with Handel and Charpentier
• November 3 - Frost Wind Ensemble conductor makes mixed debut at Festival Miami
• November 2 - New World Percussion Consort offers an inspiring array of music
• October 31 - New World Symphony serves up an ambitious and illuminating evening of Schumann
• October 29 - Chamber program honors Gunther Schuller at Festival Miami
• October 25 - December 3
• October 25 - MTT and New World deliver inspired night of Copland and Beethoven
• October 24 - Master Chorale makes impressive showing in Mozart Requiem
• October 19 - Frost violin prof makes local debut with mixed program
• October 19 - Pianist Weiss joins New World musicians for Viennese chamber program
• October 17 - Festival Miami opens with a rich American tapestry, past and present
• October 16 - East doesn’t quite meet West in Shen Yun Orchestra concert
• October 15 - Seraphic Fire leads off with world premiere, moving Schubert
• October 14 - Borodin Quartet plays it cool in Friends of Chamber Music opener
• October 12 - Frost Dean believes crossover genres will broaden Festival Miami appeal
• October 11 - Tilson Thomas, New World open season with contrasting sides of Russian musical soul
• October 5 - Miami Symphony season leads off with strong Brahms, world premiere
• September 26 - Nu Deco Ensemble opens first full season with bracing, genre-crossing music
• September 20 - Sleeper, Frost Symphony do full justice to Mahler’s Fifth
• September 7 - Contemporary music and visiting orchestras highlight a busy Florida music season
• August 2 - Classical South Florida board member charges threats by APM, asks attorney general to investigate; WLRN offers an online alternative
• August 1 - Miami Summer Music Festival closes on a high note with cleverly staged, gloriously sung “Don Giovanni”
• July 31 - Mezzo provides the highlights in Massenet’s “Cendrillon” at MSMF
• July 27 - Friends of Chamber Music to mark 60 years with Beethoven and Borodin
• July 26 - Gifted pianist sparks varied program from Miami Summer Music Festival
• July 25 - Britten’s “Albert Herring” gets a worthy, enjoyable staging at Miami Summer Music Festival
• July 21 - Yes, the secret sale of Classical South Florida was unconscionable. Now how do we get classical radio back?
• July 18 - With Nowak, the Miami Summer Music Fest Orchestra hits its stride in Strauss
• July 17 - Grieg, Rachmaninoff sonatas showcased at Miami Summer Music Festival
• July 17 - Pianist Pratt falls in muddy, uneven Coral Gables recital
• July 12 - Martinez’s vivid hunchback provides the highlights in MLO’s lackluster “Rigoletto”
• July 12 - A star soprano pulls out, but the show goes on at Miami Summer Music Festival opener
• July 11 - Voigt cancels tonight’s Miami Summer Music Festival concert
• July 11 - South Florida to lose sole classical radio outlet
• June 30 - Michael Rossi creates new opportunities for young musicians with Miami Summer Music Festival
• June 26 - Classical events fade in shorter and lighter Festival Miami
• June 22 - Mozart Festival takes a multimedia trip to the abyss in final concert
• June 19 - Amit Peled brings burnished versatility to Casals tribute
• June 16 - September 25
• June 16 - Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami performances released in new partnership with Google
• June 15 - Bergonzi Quartet displays ensemble teamwork at Mainly Mozart Festival
• June 6 - Kievman’s ambitious “Intelligent Systems” offers invention, theatrical spectacle
• June 1 - Composer Kievman to go cosmic with long-gestating, interstellar opera
• May 31 - Miami Lyric Opera serves up an enjoyable potpourri
• May 29 - Florida Grand Opera closes season in the black for first time in five years
• May 25 - Amernet Quartet overcomes distractions at Mainly Mozart Festival
• May 18 - Khristenko makes piano dance at Mainly Mozart Festival
• May 17 - Egorov displays bravura and eccentricity at Miami Piano Festival
• May 16 - Stirbat lives up to expectations with fiery debut at Miami Piano Festival
• May 15 - South Beach Chamber Ensemble closes season with Brahms and Faure
• May 15 - Cheung opens Miami Piano Festival with a program of contrasts
• May 12 - Raluca Stirbat to bring Romanian flair (and music) to Miami Piano Festival
• May 10 - Florida Grand Opera delivers a powerful staging of Menotti’s “Consul”
• May 7 - Seraphic Fire wraps season with Kile Smith’s ethereal “Vespers”
• May 5 - Florida Grand Opera to go back to the Cold War future with “The Consul”
• May 4 - Miami Symphony closes season with piano extravaganza
• May 1 - Seraphic Fire to close season with Kile Smith’s new-old “Vespers”
• April 30 - Miami Summer Music Festival plans ambitious lineup of classes and performances
• April 30 - Les Arts Florissants makes a delightful Miami debut
• April 28 - New World Symphony out of its Cage with new online archive
• April 27 - Four world premieres highlight Gary Green’s farewell Frost concert
• April 27 - Guerrero out of Cleveland Orchestra Miami post in 2016
• April 26 - Mainly Mozart Festival opens in exuberant fashion
• April 26 - Mutter’s triumphant return closes New World season in high style
• April 26 - Master Chorale wraps with a clever program of Baroque rarities
• April 24 - Frost Opera Theater brings riveting life to “Death of Webern”
• April 23 - June 18
• April 23 - Australian Chamber Orchestra closes Broward classical season on high note
• April 22 - Arsht and Broward Centers scale back classical series for 2015-16

• April 20 - Young tenor shows great promise in Friends of Chamber Music finale
• April 20 - New World chamber concert showcases Latin American influences
• April 19 - Kane and Sleeper provide outstanding advocacy in Zwilich world premiere
• April 19 - Soprano Vroman shows theatrical flair in Miami Shores
• April 18 - Seraphic Fire, soloists at their finest in moving night of Bach and Mahler
• April 16 - Lockhart, BBC Concert Orchestra make mixed impression at Arsht
• April 14 - A musical farewell to Gary Green is among the rich plethora of April UM Frost events
• April 12 - Thrilling Saint-Saëns symphony leads Denève’s engaging New World program
• April 12 - Miami Symphony spotlights Mozart and the Classical influence
• April 7 - Vienna Philharmonic to establish residency in Naples
• April 5 - Significant modernist works highlight Eötvös program with New World
• April 5 - Eclectic Nu Deco Ensemble makes a promising debut
• April 3 - New World Symphony to offer exciting mix of new and familiar in 2015-16
• April 1 - Critic’s Choice
• March 30 - Requiem for a great friend who also happened to be a great composer
• March 29 - Dranoff closes season with exciting program for pianos and percussion
• March 27 - Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus wrap Miami season with a mixed night of Bernstein and Orff
• March 25 - Critic’s Choice
• March 25 - Miami Piano Festival pays homage to Rachmaninoff and Scriabin in style
• March 24 - Perlman shows some of the old magic at Broward Center
• March 23 - Chochieva opens Miami Piano Festival with rich-toned sensitivity
• March 23 - Chamber Orchestra Kremlin displays brilliance and precision
• March 22 - Bell’s outstanding Bruch shines at New World Symphony concert
• March 21 - Palm Beach Opera closes season with colorful and captivating Donizetti
• March 19 - Young maestro’s vision stretches beyond the concert hall
• March 18 - Fine singing and superb conducting in Verdi’s “Don Carlos’ at Sarasota Opera
• March 18 - Critic’s Choice
• March 16 - Sarasota Opera delivers an intense, gripping “Tosca”
• March 15 - Rimsky’s “Golden Cockerel” gets a colorful revival at Sarasota Opera
• March 14 - Uneven vocalism makes for a routine “Figaro” at Sarasota Opera
• March 13 - Anderszewski’s artistry proves distinctive in Bach and Schumann
• March 12 - Seraphic Fire explores Mozart and his influential predecessors
• March 12 - Higdon concerto receives inspired Miami premiere at Friends of Chamber Music
• March 11 - Critic’s Choice
• March 9 - Diaz and Spano bring Higdon’s new Viola Concerto to Miami
• March 8 - Sorrell sparks terrific Baroque concert in New World debut
• March 8 - Miami Lyric Opera serves up a dramatic “Traviata”
• March 7 - Fleming to mark Cleveland Orchestra’s decade in Miami
• March 7 - Palm Beach Opera hires a chief conductor
• March 7 - Mahler’s tragic Sixth receives an intense and audacious performance by Cleveland Orchestra
• March 4 - Critic’s Choice
• March 4 - Stile Antico closes Tropical Baroque Festival in worthy fashion
• March 4 - Fiddles aplenty in Kravis Center’s 2015-16 season
• March 3 - Cellist Moser lifts uneven Dresden Philharmonic concert
• March 3 - Avital, Venice Baroque Orchestra strike sparks at Tropical Baroque Festival
• March 2 - March 23
• March 2 - 17-year-old wins Chopin Competition
• March 1 - Young soprano lifts FGO’s worthy “Pearl Fishers”
• March 1 - Cleveland Orchestra in prime form with Beethoven and Shostakovich
• February 28 - French harpsichordist opens Tropical Baroque Festival in winning and versatile style
• February 27 - Frost Opera Theater serves up outstanding performances in Puccini double bill
• February 26 - Tropical Baroque Music Festival to serve up a wide range of repertoire
• February 26 - Seraphic Fire to spread to New York, D.C. and Philly in 2015-16 season
• February 25 - Critic’s Choice
• February 25 - Stephen Hough delivers illuminating artistry for Friends of Chamber Music
• February 24 - Lang Lang displays power and sensitivity at Kravis Center
• February 22 - “Enemies” proves a tedious clunker in Palm Beach Opera’s world premiere
• February 22 - Paula Robison displays flute’s power and range with New World Symphony
• February 21 - Master Chorale of South Florida delivers music, sacred and profane, in exciting fashion
• February 21 - Chopin Competition opens with a remarkable lineup of veteran artists
• February 19 - Welser-Möst set to explore Beethoven-Shostakovich nexus with Cleveland Orchestra
• February 19 - Young soprano shines in intimate Poulenc monodrama
• February 17 - Polish composer’s appeal remains timeless for young artists in Chopin Competition 
• February 17 - Critic’s Choice
• February 16 - Hampson brings intense advocacy to Adams’ “Wound Dresser,” American song
• February 16 - Bernstein and Marquez works fare best with de la Parra, Miami Symphony
• February 15 - Danish National Symphony delivers powerful Nielsen at Arsht
• February 15 - New World Percussion Consort finds a wry postmodern twist for Valentine’s Day
• February 14 - “Lord Nelson” mass soars in Seraphic Fire’s Haydn program
• February 12 - Critic’s Choice
• February 12 - Hampson brings insight to a program of (mostly) American song at Four Arts
• February 9 - Marvin David Levy 1932-2015
• February 9 - Trivella Duo serves up a feast of American riches for Dranoff Foundation
• February 8 - Hugo Wolf Quartet brings dramatic intensity to Smetana
• February 7 - Gergiev and Matsuev showcase commanding virtuosity with Mariinsky Orchestra
• February 5 - Pianist makes impressive debut with Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra
• February 2 - Critic’s Choice
• January 31 - MTT sidelined for New World’s uneven night of new music
• January 30 - FGO to present Holocaust drama in 2015-16 amid populist Italian repertory
• January 28 - March 2
• January 28 - Critic’s Choice
• January 27 - Young artists make stronger team in FGO’s second-cast “Cosi”
• January 27 - Axiom Brass Quintet serves up a generous helping of Latin music
• January 25 - FGO’s “Cosi” fizzles with uneven singing and slapstick staging
• January 25 - New World members bring sense of fresh discovery to the solo spotlight
• January 22 - Composer Michael Gordon to celebrate Miami Beach with New World Symphony premiere 
• January 21 - Critic’s Choice
• January 20 - Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra serve up rich, old-world Brahms at Kravis Center
• January 18 - Opera at Broward Center may get a last-minute reprieve
• January 17 - Soprano shines in Palm Beach Opera’s mixed “Boheme”
• January 17 - Pianist Jonathan Biss brings out the Romantic extremes at Broward Center
• January 15 - Seraphic Fire delivers chant program with customary polish and nuance
• January 13 - Critic’s Choice
• January 13 - GardenMusic Festival offers a lively and eclectic mix
• January 12 - KLR Trio delivers brilliant performances for Friends of Chamber Music
• January 11 - American Chamber Players serve up rarities at Four Arts
• January 11 - Conlon, Ehnes and New World open new year with terrific Mahler and Mendelssohn
• January 8 - Critic’s Choice
• January 6 - Curtain may fall on FGO performances at the Broward Center next season
• January 3 - Pacifica Quartet opens new year with first-rate Haydn at the Kravis Center

2014 (169)

• December 24 - Top Ten Performances of 2014
• December 22 - January 30
• December 22 - Wang Duo offers lively holiday program for Dranoff Foundation
• December 22 - New World closes year with chamber rarities
• December 20 - Seraphic Fire offers a joyous, flowing “Messiah” at Broward Center
• December 16 - Geoffrey Gordon is second composer commissioned by the American Music Project
• December 14 - Rumbarroco bridges early music and Latin rhythms delightfully
• December 14 - Abbado, New World bring new life to Beethoven’s Fifth
• December 12 - Takács Quartet delivers first-class performance at Kravis Center
• December 11 - Seraphic Fire provides seasonal warmth with candlelight Christmas program
• December 7 - John Adams leads New World in a dynamic, full-tilt “American” program
• December 4 - Palm Beach Symphony offers uneven rewards at Four Arts
• November 24 - Neale returns to New World with thrilling afternoon of Dvořák
• November 23 - January Events
• November 23 - MTT, San Francisco Symphony bring polish and vigor to lightish program
• November 20 - After 20 years, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are still coloring outside the lines
• November 20 - Feltsman, Russian State Symphony provide mixed rewards at Kravis Center
• November 19 - Kozhukhin delivers powerhouse virtuosity for Friends of Chamber Music
• November 18 - Miami Symphony’s Beatles tribute proves mostly fab
• November 17 - Schubert fares best in New World’s uneven chamber program
• November 17 - FGO’s second-cast “Butterfly” singers prove well matched
• November 16 - FGO opens season with a compelling and spectacular “Butterfly”
• November 15 - Guitarist Karadaglić brings subtle artistry to Cleveland Orchestra’s showpiece program
• November 13 - Pianist Kozhukhin searches for harmony in a wide range of music
• November 11 - In a crucial season, Florida Grand Opera hopes to get its finances back on track
• November 10 - Amernet Quartet, Daniel Gross pay eloquent homage in Jewish program
• November 9 - Spano, New World team up for bracing and memorable Bartok
• November 8 - The Sebastians make a mixed debut in Seraphic Fire’s Vivaldi program
• November 5 - Kholodenko makes uneven debut at Festival Miami
• November 2 - Music of Viñao and Takemitsu fare best in elemental program by New World Percussion Consort
• November 2 - Joshua Bell opens Broward Center season with brilliance, light and dark
• October 30 - Genova-Dimitrov piano duo strikes sparks at Festival Miami
• October 28 - December 4
• October 28 - Broward Center hopes Bell will ring in new era for classical series
• October 28 - Ehnes Quartet opens FOCM season with drama and precision
• October 27 - The mom speaks out: though she felt “humiliated” by MTT’s action, she holds no grudge against New World Symphony
• October 26 - Upshaw, Frost students shine in Schneider’s music at Festival Miami
• October 25 - Dranoff goes to the theater with Chipak and Kushnir
• October 23 - MTT explains incident, says he didn’t oust woman from New World concert 
• October 22 - New World Symphony mum on MTT’s eviction of audience member during concert
• October 20 - In chamber and solo works, Bronfman’s artistry at its height
• October 19 - With season opener, Seraphic Fire hears America singing
• October 18 - Bronfman offers powerful Brahms with MTT, New World Symphony
• October 16 - Frost profs’ music fares best in Pulse program at Festival Miami
• October 12 - Stravinsky, lap dancers, and all that jazz open New World Symphony season
• October 11 - Festival Miami opens with a homegrown feast, “Made in America”
• October 6 - Brahms and Mendelssohn fare best in Miami Symphony’s season opener
• October 6 - New World’s chamber series opens in mostly sunny program
• October 1 - Festival Miami to lead off with music made in America
• September 21 - October 29
• September 21 - Miami Lyric Opera offers a vibrant, semi-staged “Un Ballo”
• September 15 - A rich season of orchestras, Mahler and Shostakovich is on tap for 2014-15
• August 23 - Familiar faces abound in Friends of Chamber Music season
• August 17 - With a strong cast, Miami Lyric Opera’s “La boheme” touches the heart
• August 4 - American Music Project to launch with world premiere in Chicago
• July 18 - September Events
• July 18 - Guitarist Celino Romero provides mixed rewards at Coral Gables recital
• July 16 - Seraphic Fire hires new managing director
• July 10 - Frost hires experienced violin professor
• July 1 - Crossover to reign over classical at 2014 Festival Miami
• June 29 - Bass and soprano deliver the highlights in Miami Lyric Opera’s “Don Pasquale”
• June 23 - Mozart Festival closes in style with multimedia folk program at Arsht
• June 20 - Violinist Meyers offers ravishing tone and an eclectic program in Coral Gables
• June 15 - FGO announces casting for 2014-15 season
• June 9 - Orchestra Miami offers a worthy program of Masonic Mozart
• June 2 - Amernet Quartet brings polish and vigor to rarities at Mainly Mozart Festival
• May 28 - FGO conductor adds second SoFla post
• May 26 - Russian pianist provides mixed rewards at Mainly Mozart Festival
• May 19 - Isabel Leonard wraps the Sunday Afternoons series with true vocal artistry
• May 18 - Chochieva brings Russian power and virtuosity to Miami Piano Festival
• May 17 - Nick van Bloss displays probing and subtle artistry at Miami Piano Festival
• May 16 - On a rainy night, Kotaro Fukuma opens Miami Piano Festival with music of water and birds
• May 13 - Charismatic mezzo Isabel Leonard to star in final event for Sunday Afternoons of Music
• May 10 - His Tourette’s controlled, Nick van Bloss to make U.S. debut at Miami Piano Festival
• May 9 - Kievman’s “Fairy Tales” makes a bold and powerful impact in world premiere
• May 8 - Seraphic Fire closes season with exhilarating program of spirituals
• May 7 - Grosvenor and Escher Quartet prove rewarding separately, mixed together
• May 5 - Miami Symphony Orchestra closes season with hyper-emotional Russian program
• May 5 - Second-cast soprano rises to challenge in FGO’s “Thaïs”
• May 4 - Vibrant vocalism sparks Florida Grand Opera’s compelling “Thaïs”
• May 4 - MTT, New World wrap season with a dark and magnificent Mahler Seven
• April 27 - MTT, New World pull off dizzyingly eclectic program with brilliance, panache
• April 26 - Conductor Karlin shows he is the real thing with varied Master Chorale program
• April 25 - Schubert and Rachmaninoff fare best in Kimura Parker’s recital
• April 24 - FGO readies a sex-and-sand season finale with Massenet’s “Thaïs”
• April 21 - July 17
• April 20 - Duo Stephanie and Saar show versatility in Dranoff Foundation program
• April 20 - New World Percussion Consort shows the Reich stuff
• April 14 - Seraphic Fire’s 2014-15 season to span from chant to Mahler
• April 13 - From Mozart to Sibelius, New World members shine in concerto showcase
• April 11 - Frost Opera Theater goes retro with a brilliant and audacious “Jackie O”
• April 10 - Seraphic’s mixed “Seven Last Words” proves more operatic than reflective
• April 8 - Frost Opera Theater to flash back to the 1960s with Daugherty’s “Jackie O”
• April 8 - Broward Center offers crossover lineup for 2014-15 classical series
• April 6 - Miami Symphony offers a premiere and children-friendly collaboration
• April 2 - Seraphic Fire and Spektral Quartet join forces for new take on Haydn’s “Seven Last Words”
• March 31 - FGO’s second-cast “Tosca” by no means second best 
• March 31 - Ohlsson recital shows a gentler side with Chopin, Scriabin
• March 30 - Soprano shines in FGO’s dramatically intense “Tosca”
• March 30 - Nestor Torres and friends close Saint Martha series with lively Latin program
• March 29 - Magnificent Rachmaninoff from Ohlsson with an auspicious podium stand by Gersen
• March 28 - Wallis Giunta delivers her compelling confection of Kurt Weill’s “Sins”
• March 26 - Miami Piano Fest wraps with a worthy evening of Liszt
• March 25 - Menotti’s “Consul,” Puccini and Mozart favorites on tap in FGO’s 2014-15 season
• March 25 - Amir Katz presents an impressive Schumann evening at Miami Piano Fest
• March 24 - Young mezzo to showcase musical “Sins” in Coral Gables
• March 24 - Israel Philharmonic reaches the summit with affirmative Bruckner
• March 24 - Miami Piano Fest opens with Italianate Chopin
• March 23 - Heras-Casado, New World raise the roof with intense Shostakovich
• March 22 - Lent the wrong tenor, the women provide the highlights in Palm Beach Opera’s “Tales of Hoffmann”
• March 22 - Cleveland Orchestra’s multimedia “Planets” achieves liftoff at Arsht Center
• March 21 - New tenor for PB Opera “Hoffmann” & new conductor for NWS date
• March 19 - Bruckner’s music not a political issue for Mehta, Israel Philharmonic
• March 19 - Daniel Hope brings conviction to Joachim program
• March 17 - Richard Goode presents a stimulating blend of authority and poetry
• March 17 - New World members pay homage to the Schumanns and their circle
• March 16 - Miami Lyric Opera offers a pleasurable “L’Amico Fritz”
• March 16 - Joshua Bell and Academy display fine musical partnership
• March 13 - Violinist Daniel Hope to pay tribute to his great predecessor Joachim
• March 13 - Seraphic Fire’s countertenor hits a high note with deep artistry
• March 12 - Arsht Center announces an all-orchestral 2014-15 season
• March 11 - Sarasota Opera makes a powerful case for Verdi’s “Jerusalem”
• March 11 - Miami Mozarteum offers a diverting program of songs and arias
• March 9 - Sarasota Opera’s “Trovatore” eventually sparks Verdian fire
• March 9 - Sarasota Opera serves up rollicking Rossini with an inspired “Barber”
• March 8 - Sarasota Opera’s static “Dutchman” more ebb than flow
• March 3 - Miami Symphony, soloists offer refined and powerful Brahms
• March 3 - Labadie, New World serve up Gabrieli and Vivaldi in the round
• March 2 - Sergei Babayan marks Chopin’s birthday in style
• March 2 - FIU presents an ambitious if uneven staging of Weill’s” Street Scene”
• March 1 - Slatkin, Detroit Symphony make impressive stand at Arsht Center
• February 28 - FGO’s “No Exit” proves an intense and riveting experience
• February 27 - Frost School to partner with Universal Classics
• February 27 - Jordi Savall hosts a Jacobean program at Baroque festival
• February 24 - For Olga Kern, playing Rachmaninoff always stirs memories of Van Cliburn
• February 22 - Palm Beach Opera’s “Barber” makes for a fizzing and delightful night of Rossini
• February 19 - FGO to take a trip to the dark side with Vores’ “No Exit”
• February 19 - St. Petersburg Philharmonic, young pianist ignite concert at Broward Center
• February 17 - Violinist Ray Chen brings more fire than finesse to Sunday Afternoons program
• February 16 - MTT, New World serve up bracing modernist program al’Italia
• February 16 - Conductor, horn soloist bring verve to festive Miami Symphony program
• February 15 - Bach’s music shines magnificently in Seraphic Fire program
• February 12 - Sunday Afternoons of Music to close after 33 years
• February 11 - Buffalo Philharmonic makes a solid showing at Kravis Center
• February 10 - KLR Trio at its finest in program for Friends of Chamber Music
• February 10 - Vida Guitar Quartet proves a crossover Fab Four
• February 9 - New World Symphony’s starry 2014-15 season to feature Mutter, Hampson, Bronfman and a return to Carnegie Hall
• February 1 - Cleveland Orchestra unleashed in Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”
• February 1 - MTT and New World serve up fresh and ferocious Tchaikovsky
• January 29 - Israeli viola concerto makes strongest impact in Haifa Symphony program at Kravis
• January 28 - Miami Mozarteum marks composer’s birthday with an impressive debut
• January 27 - February 25
• January 27 - Two guest artists bring gracious spirit to New World chamber program
• January 26 - FGO’s second cast “Nabucco” proves respectable unlike the matinee audience
• January 26 - FGO offers a worthy performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco”
• January 25 - Hungarian soprano kills in Palm Beach Opera’s dramatic “Macbeth”
• January 25 - Shaham’s concerto performance golden with Cleveland Orchestra
• January 23 - Duo Yamamoto offers an easily digestible contemporary program
• January 21 - Gil Shaham looks forward to revisiting Korngold with Cleveland Orchestra
• January 21 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra delivers revelatory Beethoven at Broward Center
• January 19 - de Leeuw and guests serve up fascinating Hungarian program with New World Symphony
• January 17 - FGO to mark Verdi’s bicentennial with “Nabucco”
• January 16 - Seraphic Fire spotlights Charpentier rarities in French Baroque program
• January 15 - Cellist Haimovitz a late addition to New World concert
• January 13 - Amernet Quartet serves Czech composers admirably at Gusman
• January 12 - Hilary shines in luminous Mozart with New World Symphony
• January 10 - GardenMusic Festival offers an eclectic opening program
• January 10 - Downsized “Porgy and Bess” still proves effective at Kravis Center
• January 5 - Friends of Chamber Music leads off new year with stellar Brahms

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• December 23 - New World chamber series closes Britten centennial year with a late masterpiece
• December 21 - Seraphic Fire’s truncated “Messiah” shines in choral highlights
• December 18 - The Top 10 Performances of 2013
• December 17 - Perlman recital offers mixed rewards at Kravis Center
• December 15 - Josefowicz, Wigglesworth team up with New World for bracing Stravinsky and Wagner
• December 15 - Miami Symphony pays musical homage to Hollywood
• December 12 - Seraphic Fire’s Christmas program gracefully traverses the centuries
• December 10 - Patrick Quigley gears up for Seraphic Fire’s Christmas season after a year of milestones
• December 10 - Dover Quartet makes an impressive showing at Kravis Center
• December 9 - Duo Yoo & Kim returns for wide-ranging Dranoff program
• December 8 - eighth blackbird takes flight with noble accents and inescapable rhythms
• December 8 - Lisitsa serves up a marathon display of power with sensitivity
• December 3 - Critic’s Choice
• December 3 - Seraphic Fire receives Knight award for South Miami residency
• November 25 - MTT throws out the first lozenge at Chicago Symphony concert
• November 24 - Vänskä brings sweep and power to revelatory Sibelius with New World
• November 23 - Master Chorale’s new conductor makes impressive debut
• November 17 - Lopez, Posnak celebrate Lecuona’s art in style
• November 17 - New World Percussion Consort opens season with a bracing mix
• November 16 - Seraphic Fire’s premiere of “complete” Mozart Requiem effectively blends old and new
• November 16 - Voigt charms Miami audience with Strauss lieder and American song
• November 15 - Frost Opera Theater offers an array of Britten’s stage works
• November 14 - The Estonian National Symphony makes a stunning regional debut at Kravis Center
• November 13 - New Glass fares best in Kronos Quartet’s wide-roving program
• November 9 - Quigley makes stylish New World debut with Mozart and Bach
• November 8 - Levy’s “Mourning” proves an electrifying season opener for FGO
• November 5 - Deborah Voigt faces life challenges and career transition with spirit and grace
• November 4 - New World chamber program artfully mixes 20th- and 21st-century voices
• October 30 - FGO to open season with Levy’s great, neglected American tragedy
• October 30 - Festival Miami closes with a bountiful Britten feast
• October 27 - December calendar
• October 27 - Ax, MTT and New World deliver strong night of German music at Arsht Center
• October 23 - Shelly Berg’s jazzed-up Gershwin sparks Costa Rican orchestra
• October 21 - Cecile Licad delivers memorable intensity in adventurous Festival Miami program
• October 21 - Miami Symphony Orchestra opens 25th season in dynamic style
• October 19 - Caballero and colleagues charm in appealing mix of opera and Broadway
• October 18 - New World Symphony mixes it up with 20th-century, multimedia program
• October 17 - Pianist Kuerti stricken while performing in Coral Gables
• October 17 - Seraphic Fire returns to the Renaissance for liturgical season opener
• October 17 - Manhattan Piano Trio offers bracing music by Frost School faculty
• October 16 - Frost Chamber Players display fine teamwork at Festival Miami
• October 15 - Miami Symphony Orchestra marks 25 years with greatly improved playing, continuing financial struggle
• October 14 - Nadine Sierra shares top prize at Neue Stimmen Competition
• October 14 - New World’s youthful players show artistic maturity in triumphant chamber opener
• October 7 - Soprano Plitmann gives sterling advocacy to Daugherty song cycle at Festival Miami
• October 6 - MTT and Wang open New World season with energized performances and distracting video
• October 5 - Bell and Meyer open Festival Miami’s classical events in populist style
• October 2 - Schumann program brings out the best from Katsaris and colleagues
• September 30 - Yuja Wang is back to open the New World Symphony season with Gershwin
• September 25 - Bassist Edgar Meyer to “Double” up with Joshua Bell at Festival Miami
• September 24 - Ehnes Quartet displays first-class artistry in FOCM opener
• September 23 - October 29
• September 22 - Miami Lyric Opera offers variable verismo with “Cav” and “Suor”
• September 20 - A Bolling night at the Miami World Music Festival
• September 9 - A season of change, variety and starry soloists in South Florida
• September 9 - Cellist Roman brings Classical elegance and taste to Gusman program
• September 8 - Beijing Guitar Duo offers a pleasant musical holiday
• September 8 - Macelaru returns to UM for ambitious program with Frost Symphony
• September 1 - Miami Lyric Opera celebrates Verdi’s 200th birthday in style
• August 29 - FGO books a late-night trip to hell with Andy Vores’ “No Exit”
• August 25 - Rising cellist Joshua Roman blends refined artistry with internet savvy
• August 14 - SFCR Facebook page is live
• August 13 - Broward Center downsizes for 2013-14 classical season
• August 9 - Chopin Competition kicks top prize up to $75,000 for 2015
• July 29 - New York Classical Review to launch in September
• July 23 - FGO to open season with Voigt tribute
• July 19 - Classical Review founder chosen as one of Chicago’s most influential people in music
• July 17 - Radio’s Bill McGlaughlin delights in making waves for classical music
• July 15 - September 23
• July 14 - Miami Lyric Opera delivers with a terrific double shot of Puccini
• July 12 - Guitarist Pepe Romero displays masterful artistry in Coral Gables
• July 11 - President awards Lin Arison the National Medal of Arts
• July 2 - With vibrant singing and rough edges, Miami Lyric Opera to mark its 10th anniversary with Puccini
• June 28 - Orli Shaham brings mixed Brahms-inspired program to Coral Gables
• June 20 - Joshua Bell to kick off Festival Miami’s 30th anniversary season
• June 17 - Mainly Mozart Festival closes era in eclectic fashion
• June 10 - As festival shifts gears, Bergonzi Quartet does justice to Mozart and Sibelius
• June 2 - Radiushina, Sona Quartet spark fiery Brahms at Mozart Festival
• May 23 - FGO swaps “Thaïs” for “Tristan,” announces casting for season
• May 22 - Master Chorale names new artistic director
• May 20 - Backstage controversy provided extra drama at Dranoff finals
• May 20 - Gekic provides Miami Piano Festival highlight with passion and poetry
• May 19 - Pianist Moog offers a keyboard night at the opera
• May 18 - Pianist Schmitt-Leonardy’s cool, intellectual approach offers mixed rewards
• May 17 - Khozyainov opens Miami Piano Festival with tasteful, searching performances
• May 16 - Duo Yamamoto takes the gold at Dranoff 2 Piano Competition
• May 16 - Young Russian baritone displays world-class artistry for Friends of Chamber Music
• May 14 - Three Dranoff Competition finalist teams announced
• May 12 - Amernet Quartet opens Mainly Mozart Festival with rich Tchaikovsky and Hungarian rarity
• May 9 - 20-year-old Russian to open Miami Piano Festival
• May 9 - Seraphic Fire wraps its season with request night and a new CD
• May 8 - Polish pianist Blechacz makes dazzling Miami debut
• May 6 - Cypress String Quartet closes Sunday Afternoons season with playing of great integrity
• May 5 - New World Symphony wraps 25th season in a blaze of Beethoven
• May 4 - Marturet, Miami Symphony close season with rich Brahms program
• May 1 - For Dranoff Competition teams, twenty fingers are better than ten
• May 1 - Critic’s Choice
• April 28 - Memorable Brahms and Mahler with MTT, Tetzlaff and New World Symphony
• April 27 - Majestic and dynamic, Tetzlaff delivers a season highlight with Bach
• April 24 - Critic’s Choice
• April 23 - Chamber group takes pulse of new music for Sunday Afternoons
• April 22 - Baritone a bright spot in FGO’s weak second-cast “Traviata”
• April 21 - FGO closes season with a dramatic, vividly sung “Traviata”
• April 21 - New works receive admirable sendoff by New World Symphony
• April 20 - Master Chorale marks a decade with four conductors leading a mixed program
• April 19 - Despite inspired moments, social media opera proves a mixed melange
• April 18 - Bach, Mozart and Haydn masterworks to be featured in Seraphic Fire’s 2013-14 season
• April 18 - Critic’s Choice
• April 17 - Kissin closes Kravis classical season in supreme artistic style
• April 16 - Pianist Tao, 18, shows deep and mature artistry in Beethoven
• April 15 - New World members and guest artists spark chamber program of Mozart and Dvořák
• April 14 - Frost program offers music of Sleeper with contemporary Greeks bearing gifts
• April 13 - Despite a worthy effort, PB Opera can’t quite deliver a convincing turn for Britten opera
• April 12 - In Verdi’s bicentennial year, the luster of “Traviata” remains undimmed
• April 11 - Seraphic Fire explores Spanish treasures in wide-ranging program
• April 11 - Sunday Afternoons of Music announces 2013-14 season
• April 9 - Critic’s Choice
• April 9 - Frost offers survey of composer Cuomo’s eclectic music
• April 7 - Andai shows impressive podium skill in varied Miami Symphony program
• April 7 - New World members show depth and virtuosity in concerto program
• March 31 - Pintscher leads New World in bracing program of German modernists
• March 28 - Critic’s Choice
• March 26 - July 14
• March 25 - Some intriguing nuggets in a personal evening of Thomas Sleeper’s music
• March 24 - Hvorostovsky brings passion and Russian soul to New World Center
• March 22 - Florida Grand Opera sizzles with nightclub tango double-bill
• March 21 - Soprano Mueller, Firebird players scintillate in Vivaldi program
• March 20 - Verdi’s delightful “Un giorno” fit for a king at Sarasota Opera
• March 20 - Hvorostovsky returns to Miami, for what may be Drucker’s last stand
• March 19 - Two gifted young soloists and the Academy serve up one of the year’s finest concerts at the Broward Center
• March 18 - Sarasota Opera closes American series with a devastating “Of Mice and Men”
• March 17 - “Pearl Fishers” not a jewel at Sarasota Opera
• March 17 - Sarasota Opera pulls the plug on American opera project
• March 17 - Brenda Harris makes a memorable debut in Sarasota Opera’s “Turandot”
• March 17 - Oundjian, New World team up for a trio of contrasted 1930s masterworks
• March 17 - Pianist Gampel brings theatrics and worthy pianism to recital
• March 16 - Palm Beach Opera delivers its own March madness with a decently sung yet superficial “Salome”
• March 15 - DeShong, Cleveland Orchestra deliver memorable performance of Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs”
• March 15 - Soprano finds her voice right at home in Baroque repertoire
• March 13 - Critic’s Choice
• March 12 - Have a drink, see an opera: FGO gets down and dirty with tango double bill in Design District
• March 10 - Violinist Lara St. John brings aggressive virtuosity to offbeat program
• March 10 - Miami Lyric Opera averts potential disaster with season-opening “Carmen”
• March 10 - Tropical Baroque Festival concludes with mix of vocal rarities and chestnuts
• March 10 - Cleveland Orchestra heavy on populist favorites in 2014 Miami season
• March 9 - Genova-Dimitrov Duo serves up a delightful preview to Dranoff Competition
• March 8 - Giancarlo Guerrero brings a deep-seated passion to the podium
• March 6 - Critic’s Choice
• March 6 - Voigt, Israel Philharmonic to perform in Miami next season
• March 6 - Although dead, Vivaldi gets lively 335th birthday treatment at Tropical Baroque Festival
• March 5 - Keyboard opposites eventually attract in duo program at Miami Piano Festival
• March 4 - Miami Symphony serves up familiar delights from Mendelssohn to Rodrigo
• March 4 - Two artists pay homage to French music at Miami Piano Festival
• March 4 - Ehnes Quartet delivers vivid and moving performances
• March 3 - French soprano sparks a program of rarities at Tropical Baroque Festival
• March 2 - Gifted soprano and fine conducting provide bright spots in FIU’s uneven “Agrippina”
• March 1 - Frost Opera Theater singers bring youthful charm to “Magic Flute”
• February 28 - March 30
• February 27 - Critic’s Choice
• February 27 - Pianist Douglas sparks concert by top Russian orchestra at Broward Center
• February 23 - Seraphic Fire serves up a luminous “Dido and Aeneas”
• February 20 - Critic’s Choice
• February 20 - SFCR founder to receive award for contributions to the arts
• February 20 - Young pianist brings exceptional artistry to the long-neglected transcription
• February 17 - New World program illuminates Mozart’s music, familiar and non
• February 15 - Hilary Hahn mixes old and new with supreme artistry
• February 14 - Critic’s Choice
• February 11 - Cage Festival ends exuberantly with lovable anarchy and news of a Grammy win
• February 10 - The radiant Rachele Gilmore leads an outstanding “Sonnambula” at FGO
• February 10 - New World’s Cage Festival presents wonderfully antic chaos with “Song Books”
• February 10 - Miami Symphony offers an early valentine with heartfelt performances
• February 9 - New World Symphony’s Cage festival kicks off with generous program of early works
• February 7 - Critic’s Choice
• February 7 - Katsaris shows fire and insight in varied program
• February 6 - Watts’ artistry provides the highlight in mixed stand by Philadelphia Orchestra
• February 4 - Soprano poised to hit a high note (or several) in FGO’s “Sonnambula”
• February 3 - New World offers an intriguing, essentially American chamber program
• February 2 - Ohlsson, Cleveland Orchestra deliver probing Beethoven and bravura Berlioz
• January 31 - February 28
• January 31 - John Cage centennial to be marked by New World Symphony with wide-ranging festival
• January 30 - Critic’s Choice
• January 27 - FGO serves up an entertaining and spectacular “Magic Flute”
• January 27 - Sunday Afternoons series offers a unique chamber program on a Saturday night
• January 27 - MTT leads New World Symphony in arresting Viennese program
• January 26 - Gripping Shostakovich and slack Beethoven make for mixed program by Cleveland Orchestra
• January 24 - Critic’s Choice
• January 23 - Violinist, Chinese orchestra make a lively showing at Kravis Center
• January 21 - Miami Symphony serves up a Viennese musical new year with a Miami twist
• January 19 - Canadian soprano leads a hot-blooded “Traviata” at Palm Beach Opera
• January 17 - Critic’s Choice
• January 17 - Seraphic Fire offers serenity now with Chant program
• January 16 - Tokyo String Quartet calls it a wrap with memorable Miami farewell
• January 15 - Kravis Center plans a packed classical lineup for 2013-14
• January 14 - Dinnerstein brings fire and feeling to Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations
• January 14 - New World chamber program shows what love has to do with it, Bohemian style
• January 14 - In soprano sister act, Nadine Sierra’s artistry rises above the fluff
• January 11 - Critic’s Choice
• January 10 - Seraphic Fire signs with high-powered Columbia Artists Management
• January 10 - KLR Trio offers impassioned performances
• January 9 - Kuerti doubles up, masterfully, with two concertos at Kravis in Palm Beach
• January 8 - Perlman shines like the violinist of old in Broward Center recital
• January 6 - Bronfman’s artistry at its peak in New World Center recital
• January 6 - Bronfman displays grace and bravura with the New World Symphony
• January 2 - Critic’s Choice