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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 […]

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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 […]

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Wed Nov 20, 2019
at 8:14 am
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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 […]

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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 […]

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Fri Jun 28, 2019
at 1:24 pm
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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, […]

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Sat Apr 27, 2019
at 12:27 pm
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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 […]

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Sun Apr 14, 2019
at 11:50 am
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Spanish and Portuguese colonists brought horses, sugarcane, Christianity and smallpox to […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Tue Jan 29, 2019
at 12:05 pm
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