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Pintscher, New World deliver a season highlight with majestic Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the twentieth century’s most original […]
Sun Apr 02, 2023
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Soloists and choral singing lift Master Chorale’s Verdi “Requiem”
Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem is one of the great liturgical music dramas. […]
Fri Mar 31, 2023
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Denève to hit the ground running in first season leading New World
The New World Symphony’s 2023-2024 season marks Stephane Denève’s first as […]
Thu Mar 30, 2023
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Hough’s fiery technique and probing musicianship at their best in wide-ranging FOCM program
Sir Stephen Hough is a pianistic powerhouse. On Tuesday night, he […]
Wed Mar 29, 2023
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A mixed bag of old and new music in New World’s closing chamber program
The New World Symphony’s final chamber music concert of the season […]
Mon Mar 27, 2023
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Guinand mixes Bach masterwork and varied Latin music with Seraphic Fire
Venezuelan choral director Maria Guinand brought a fascinating menu of Latin […]
Thu Mar 23, 2023
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New World Symphony presents a rare program of Wagner’s “Ring” music
Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung is a monumental achievement. Over […]
Mon Mar 20, 2023
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FGO serves up a riveting and combustible “Tosca”
Puccini’s Tosca is an operatic evergreen. The adaptation of Victorien Sardou’s […]
Sun Mar 19, 2023
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Korepanova continues Rachmaninoff series with early pieces and a mature masterwork
Friends of Chamber Music’s “Rachmaninoff at 150” series (presented in association […]
Wed Mar 15, 2023
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FGO cuts season down to just three operas in 2023-24
Florida Grand Opera will present just three productions during the 2023-2024 […]
Tue Mar 14, 2023
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Robertson returns to New World Symphony with stylish Beethoven
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major may be the most […]
Sun Mar 12, 2023
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Namoradze brings technique, varied touch to individual Miami Piano Fest program
Transcriptions and variations on music of Rachmaninoff dominated Nicolas Namoradze’s recital […]
Mon Mar 06, 2023
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West-Eastern Divan Ensemble showcases intimate rarities at Arsht
In 1999 conductor Daniel Barenboim and the late Palestinian-Egyptian literary scholar […]
Sun Mar 05, 2023
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Hermitage Piano Trio brings idiomatic fervor to Russian music
The Hermitage Piano Trio made an auspicious debut last season for […]
Wed Feb 22, 2023
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Quigley, Seraphic Fire at their finest with Bach to open Enlightenment Festival
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been central to the […]
Fri Feb 17, 2023
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New York Philharmonic Quartet serves up a season highlight for FOCM
A new stage at the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of […]
Tue Feb 14, 2023
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New World festival serves up delightful, cross-Atlantic mix of neglected piano music
Cross-Atlantic connections between African-American and British composers encompassed the program for […]
Thu Feb 09, 2023
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New World’s “Harlem Renaissance” festival opens in light and lively fashion
A year ago the New World Symphony’s first “Harlem Renaissance” festival […]
Mon Feb 06, 2023
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Orchestra Miami successfully delivers a religious epic with “Road of Promise”
In 1937, Kurt Weill created his first American work The Eternal […]
Sun Feb 05, 2023
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Violinist Batiashvili and new work lift populist Cleveland Orchestra program
The concluding program of this season’s Cleveland Orchestra Miami residency veered […]
Sat Jan 28, 2023
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