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Conductor Bihlmaier makes mixed impression in New World debut

A survivor of the Warsaw ghetto tells of hiding in sewers, […]

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Sun Jan 19, 2025
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Arsht series opens with the blazing virtuosity of Muti, Chicago Symphony

Endless repetitions of standard symphonic repertoire can sound tiresome and routine. […]

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Fri Jan 17, 2025
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Musical worlds collide with Mozart and Messiaen in NWS chamber finale

One can hardly think of two composers with more different musical […]

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Mon Dec 23, 2024
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Kavakos displays impressive bivalved talents with New World Symphony

Leonidas Kavakos has had an impressive week in South Florida. The […]

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Sun Dec 15, 2024
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Outstanding Dvořák and a master violinist’s South Florida debut highlight Palm Beach Symphony program

A superb American miniature, a classic violin concerto and a symphony […]

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Wed Dec 11, 2024
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Julian Kreeger 1940-2024

Miami attorney Julian H. Kreeger died November 22 at age 84. […]

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Tue Nov 26, 2024
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Chipak-Kushnir Duo brings refreshing illumination to Beethoven’s Ninth in Liszt’s 176-key mashup

Franz Liszt made piano transcriptions of all nine symphonies of Ludwig […]

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Mon Nov 25, 2024
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Sato shines in scintillating Bach and Mozart with New World

The New World Symphony’s Mozart and Bach program on Saturday night […]

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Sun Nov 24, 2024
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FGO’s game-inspired “Magic Flute” serves up an entertaining visual feast

Mozart’s operatic masterpiece The Magic Flute traverses the multiple worlds of […]

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Mon Nov 18, 2024
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Schwarz, Frost Symphony deliver rich advocacy in “Americana” program

Has any currently active conductor led more American music than Gerard […]

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Sun Nov 17, 2024
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Frost Opera Theater serves up a richly varied smorgasbord of American opera

Frost Opera Theater’s fall highlights programs always feature interesting repertoire centered […]

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Thu Nov 14, 2024
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A double shot of Schwarzes as Palm Beach Symphony opens new season in terrific shape

Antonin Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor is the most often […]

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Mon Nov 11, 2024
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Yankovskaya makes impressive New World debut in WWII program

An ambitious multi-media Veterans Day concert by the New World Symphony […]

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Sun Nov 10, 2024
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Bass leads Seraphic Fire in compelling music by living Jewish composers

Seraphic Fire can always be counted on to present concerts of […]

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Fri Nov 08, 2024
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Venice Baroque Orchestra, Siranossion strike musical sparks in Coral Gables

While there are many period instrument ensembles, only a few reach […]

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Sat Nov 02, 2024
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New World Symphony achieves liftoff with Holst’s “The Planets”

Gustav Holst’s The Planets is the original film score.  Although conceived […]

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Sun Oct 27, 2024
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A trio of artists shine in concerto rarities to open Miami Piano Festival season

Three pianists and three familiar concertos has been the format for […]

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Mon Oct 21, 2024
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New World Symphony delivers a memorable operatic double bill of Ullmann and Weill

The New World Symphony’s “Resonance of Remembrance” series, commemorating the 80th […]

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Sun Oct 20, 2024
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Compelling Hyla, rare Borodin highlight New World chamber program

An eclectic menu of works spanning from the 18th to 21st […]

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Mon Oct 14, 2024
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Seraphic Fire brings beneficent peace to wide-ranging season opener

Nothing less than nearly a thousand years of music formed the […]

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Fri Oct 11, 2024
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