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Seraphic Fire tees up the next 20 years with an anniversary concert to remember

With its majestic ambience and superb acoustics, the Church of the […]

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Sat Apr 29, 2023
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May 21

Miami Piano Festival–CANCELLED Dmitry Ablogin Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (excerpts) Rachmaninoff: Preludes […]

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Tue Mar 21, 2023
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Pianist Grosvenor overcomes distractions in thoughtful FOCM recital

Subdued virtuosity and tonal refinement pervaded Friday night’s recital by Benjamin Grosvenor, […]

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Sat Mar 11, 2023
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Libetta stuns Miami Piano Festival with a towering, timely performance of Prokofiev’s “Stalingrad” war sonata

Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major is having […]

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Mon Feb 27, 2023
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A Tilson Thomas ode to the tropics is the standout in New World’s percussion extravaganza

It was marimbas and vibraphones, not strings and brass, dominating the […]

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Sun Feb 26, 2023
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Seraphic Fire soars in a jubilant celebration of Bach

Seraphic Fire has given many fine concerts over the past two […]

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Sat Feb 25, 2023
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It’s rarely quiet on the home front in Palm Beach Opera’s charming “Così fan tutte”

Palm Beach Opera’s fine production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte updates […]

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Sat Feb 25, 2023
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March 21

Florida Grand Opera Puccini: Tosca Toni Marie Palmertree, Arturo Chacon Cruz, […]

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Tue Feb 21, 2023
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New World Symphony shines with five string soloists in eclectic program

Conductor Nicholas Collon led the New World Symphony in a varied […]

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Sat Feb 18, 2023
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Orchestra Miami to present a Kurt Weill rarity with “The Road of Promise”

“The idea is to bring people in and experience a place.”  […]

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Thu Feb 02, 2023
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An evening of light arias and dark Shostakovich with the Palm Beach Symphony

The renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham joined the Palm Beach Symphony Monday […]

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Tue Jan 31, 2023
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FGO serves up a delightful evening with Puccini-plus comic double bill

Operatic comedy is serious business to get right.  Saturday night’s opening […]

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Sun Jan 29, 2023
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Kenneth Broberg thrills with Chopin and Liszt at Miami Piano Festival 

Pianist Kenneth Broberg thrilled, delighted, and enchanted in an intimate recital […]

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Sun Jan 29, 2023
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Doubles match: Florida Grand Opera to pair a Puccini classic with a sequel

Operatic sequels are rarities. In many operas, the protagonist is dead […]

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Tue Jan 24, 2023
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Gemma New strengthens her bond with New World Symphony

When Gemma New stepped in for the ailing Michael Tilson Thomas […]

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Sun Jan 22, 2023
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Cleveland Orchestra, Welser-Möst get a boisterous Miami welcome back

The Cleveland Orchestra is the most classical of American symphonic ensembles. […]

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Sat Jan 21, 2023
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Ferdinand, Seraphic Fire a perfect pair in folk, spiritual songs

In their 20th season, the Miami vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire continues […]

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Sat Jan 21, 2023
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February 21

Friends of Chamber Music Hermitage Piano Trio Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No. […]

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Sat Jan 21, 2023
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Good things in threes: Polonsky, Shifrin and Wiley enchant with a trio of works

Unique arrangements of two early Beethoven works and a musical essay […]

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Wed Jan 18, 2023
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Quigley, Seraphic Fire and New World Symphony join forces for a stellar “Carmina Burana”

Carl Orff’s epic cantata, Carmina Burana, quickly became a concert mainstay after […]

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Sun Jan 15, 2023
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