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Tenor Flórez shines brightly in a triumphant return to Miami

There are many fine singers who regularly perform on the world’s […]

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Mon Feb 16, 2026
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Carter Johnson shows individual artistry in Miami Piano Festival debut

Carter Johnson was a finalist in the 2025 Van Cliburn International […]

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Sun Feb 15, 2026
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Conductor Bancroft, Coleman’s “Renaissance” make impressive New World Symphony debuts

An outstanding new work, an American classic and an irreverent provocation […]

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Sun Feb 08, 2026
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Welser-Möst returns for first-class Mozart and Beethoven with Bronfman

It was heartening to see Franz Welser-Möst back on the podium […]

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Sat Jan 31, 2026
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More details released on condition of Cleveland conductor Welser-Möst

The Cleveland Orchestra has provided additional details on the sudden illness […]

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Mon Jan 26, 2026
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Luis Urbina shows youthful fire and idiosyncrasy for Miami Piano Festival

The Venezuelan-born, Miami-based pianist Luis Urbina displayed impressive technique and distinctive […]

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Sun Jan 25, 2026
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A scary moment apart, Welser-Möst leads Cleveland Orchestra in a memorable Verdi Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem is one of the great choral-vocal […]

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Sat Jan 24, 2026
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New World Symphony marks significant anniversary with a John Adams celebration

The New World Symphony celebrated the 15th anniversary of the New […]

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Sun Jan 18, 2026
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Ferdinand leads Seraphic Fire in joyous evening of spirituals

The sound of Gospel music resounded through the sanctuary at the […]

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Sat Jan 17, 2026
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New World gets jazzy at Arsht to open the new year

Joy was in the air as the New World Symphony opened […]

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Sun Jan 11, 2026
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Clarinet works fare best in mixed NWS chamber program

Music of the romantics bookended the New World Symphony’s final chamber […]

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Mon Dec 22, 2025
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Schwarz draws out a variety of colors, lively spirit with Palm Beach Symphony

In 1966 Misha Dichter won the Silver Medal at the Tchaikovsky […]

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Wed Dec 17, 2025
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Honeck returns to New World with witty Haydn and soulful Mahler

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Sun Dec 14, 2025
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Seraphic Fire brings a fresh look to its popular Christmas program

Seraphic Fire’s annual Christmas concert is a wonderful way to spend […]

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Sun Dec 07, 2025
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Gomyo’s sterling advocacy in Bernstein “Serenade” elevates New World’s lightweight Spanish program

Violinist Karen Gomyo has been a soloist on the international concert […]

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Sun Nov 23, 2025
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FGO’s “Silent Night” is a rich and moving tale of common humanity

This has been a virtual American opera week in Miami. Following […]

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Sun Nov 16, 2025
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Quigley leads Seraphic Fire in a glorious performance of Bach’s Motets

The six Motets of Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the […]

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Sat Nov 15, 2025
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Frost Opera Theater delivers an intimate yet effective “Consul”

Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul is one of the greatest operas […]

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Thu Nov 13, 2025
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No slowing down for Gerard Schwarz, South Florida’s busiest conductor

When Gerard Schwarz was a teenage trumpet student, he dreamed of […]

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Tue Nov 11, 2025
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New World members explore varied chamber rarities, old and new

Two works by rarely heard French composers, a lightweight contemporary divertissement […]

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Mon Nov 10, 2025
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