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Andsnes returns for stellar Beethoven with New World Symphony

Leif Ove Andsnes is one of the most intelligent and sensitive […]

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Sun Oct 01, 2023
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Schwarz opens Frost season with probing Brahms and an American classic

William Schuman was one of America’s most important figures in classical […]

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Sun Sep 24, 2023
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Denève opens his first New World Symphony season with a rousing and lustrous ode to the sea

The next chapter in the thirty-five year history of the New […]

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Sun Sep 17, 2023
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Denève eager to set sail at helm of New World Symphony

Stephane Denève believes concerts are “a transcendent experience that can only […]

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Wed Sep 13, 2023
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Griffey and Jones bring sterling advocacy to English and American song

When singers perform art song recitals, German and French repertoire tend […]

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Mon Sep 11, 2023
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Critic’s Choice 2023-24

Music of James Lee III, Peter Lieberson and Prokofiev. New World […]

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Wed Sep 06, 2023
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Sinta Quartet brings flair to classical and folk music in Coral Gables

The saxophone has long been a major instrumental component of jazz […]

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Fri Aug 04, 2023
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An abridged “Poppea” proves a compelling musical drama at MBMF

Monteverdi’s 1643 opera The Coronation of Poppea  is one of the […]

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Sun Jul 23, 2023
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Miami Beach Music Festival serves up a multimedia “Hansel and Gretel”

A magic forest replete with birds, animals, a waterfall and lake, […]

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Sat Jul 22, 2023
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Miami Beach Music Festival serves up an innovative operatic double bill of Ravel and Puccini

Modern technology and opera melded seamlessly when the Miami Beach Classical […]

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Sun Jul 16, 2023
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Miami Beach Music Festival opens with enjoyable “Marriage of Figaro”

A witty and inventive production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro […]

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Sun Jul 09, 2023
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Miami Lyric Opera serves up bel canto splendor with Donizetti’s “Lucia”

Operatic bel canto and the passion and treachery of Sir Walter […]

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Sun Jul 02, 2023
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A revised program offers worthy moments at Frost Chopin Festival

“There is good news and bad news,” Frost Chopin Festival director […]

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Sat Jul 01, 2023
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Kenner brings insight and virtuosity to a Liszt masterwork at Chopin Festival

The quality of the students at this year’s Frost Chopin Academy […]

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Wed Jun 28, 2023
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Ablogin brings bracing individuality to Frost Chopin Festival opener

The fifth annual Frost Chopin Festival opened Sunday afternoon with a […]

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Mon Jun 26, 2023
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Kosower, Raharjo prove a superb team in Coral Gables

Some cellists emphasize virtuosic skill. Others evidence depth of emotional projection. […]

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Fri Jun 23, 2023
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Pires brings her elevated keyboard artistry to UM Frost

There are pianists whose overt display of technique, however impressive, calls […]

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Sun May 14, 2023
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MTT closes New World season in high-stepping style with a Stravinsky celebration

The varied styles of Igor Stravinsky spanned nearly his entire creative […]

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Sun May 07, 2023
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Ehnes Quartet returns with vivid and spontanous music-making

After completing their long-running, complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets for […]

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Thu Apr 27, 2023
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Seraphic Fire will mark 20 years with final season program

Over the past two decades, Seraphic Fire has presented some of […]

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Mon Apr 24, 2023
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