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Pianist Gutiérrez provides the high point in Palm Beach Symphony’s Beethoven season-opener
The Palm Beach Symphony opened its 46th season Sunday afternoon at […]
Mon Dec 09, 2019
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Kern’s rich Rachmaninoff a highlight in Ukraine orchestra’s mixed Kravis stand
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine has embarked on a tour […]
Wed Nov 20, 2019
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Harold in Miami Beach: New World wraps “Viola Visions” with a new twist on Berlioz classic
For the viola world, there was big news Saturday night in […]
Sun Oct 20, 2019
at 1:32 pm
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Soprano Peterman impresses in Miami Music Fest’s mixed “Magic Flute”
A synagogue may not be the obvious venue for a Mozart […]
Fri Jun 28, 2019
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MTT, New World Symphony wrap season with a world premiere, rare concerto and Berlioz classic
The New World Symphony will head to Carnegie Hall next week, […]
Sat Apr 27, 2019
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A mixed bag of Latin-American Baroque from Seraphic Fire
The early Spanish and Portuguese ships that came to the Americas […]
Sun Apr 14, 2019
at 11:50 am
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Critic’s Choice
Spanish and Portuguese colonists brought horses, sugarcane, Christianity and smallpox to […]
Thu Apr 11, 2019
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Death becomes Stephen Hough’s intelligent virtuosity in Pinecrest
The pianist Stephen Hough sounded apologetic in his brief opening talk, […]
Mon Apr 01, 2019
at 12:19 pm
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Critic’s Choice
Fresh from winning her third Grammy Award, conductor JoAnn Falletta will […]
Wed Mar 27, 2019
at 11:13 am
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Soprano Cuervo is a powerhouse in FGO’s episodic but colorful “Frida”
The magical, pain-wracked and sexually charged world of Frida Kahlo came […]
Sun Mar 17, 2019
at 3:10 pm
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Critic’s Choice
An unusual evening at the opera is clearly in the works […]
Wed Mar 13, 2019
at 12:54 pm
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Under Denève, the Brussels Philharmonic makes an impressive stand at the Kravis Center
The Brussels Philharmonic embarked on the U.S. segment of its North […]
Tue Mar 12, 2019
at 9:05 am
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Stirring Schumann and richly Romantic Mendelssohn from Barnatan, Vänskä, and New World Symphony
Inon Barnatan gave a performance of the Schumann Piano Concerto Friday […]
Sat Mar 09, 2019
at 1:51 pm
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Palm Beach Opera serves up a striking, film noir “Don Giovanni”
The gangster owner of a supper club called “Giovanni’s” serves as […]
Sat Feb 23, 2019
at 11:54 am
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Seraphic Fire women shine in an evening of virtuosic Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi’s work at a Venetian girls’ orphanage is sometimes treated […]
Thu Feb 14, 2019
at 12:13 pm
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Critic’s Choice
For many listeners, the legacy of Antonio Vivaldi comes down to […]
Tue Feb 12, 2019
at 1:10 pm
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Russian National Orchestra brings gleaming virtuosity to Rachmaninoff at Kravis Center
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s popularity has often been held against him. He’s too […]
Mon Feb 11, 2019
at 11:34 am
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From Berg to Gershwin, soprano Hannigan does delightful double-duty with Cleveland Orchestra
Here’s a sight rarely seen at concerts: in the opening minutes […]
Sat Feb 02, 2019
at 12:01 pm
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Critic’s Choice
The music of Alban Berg, the most accessible of the 12-tone […]
Wed Jan 30, 2019
at 11:01 am
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Shanghai Opera Orchestra brings rich tone and excitement to Kravis program
Classical music is booming in China. The nation’s factories are churning […]
Tue Jan 29, 2019
at 12:05 pm
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