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Chelsea Guo displays double-barreled versatility at Miami Piano Festival

Chelsea Guo is a musical double threat. A formidable pianist as […]

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Mon Jan 08, 2024
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Top Ten Performances of 2023

1. Rameau: Castor et Pollux. Patrick Quigley/Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire’s season-opener […]

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Wed Dec 20, 2023
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New World closes year in style with Baroque and contemporary rarities

Music from the fringes of the Baroque repertoire, a major work […]

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Mon Dec 18, 2023
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Schwarz’s “Sinfonietta” makes an impressive premiere with Palm Beach Symphony

Gerard Schwarz has long been a major presence on the concert […]

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Thu Dec 14, 2023
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Seraphic Fire creates its Christmas magic once again

Seraphic Fire is one of South Florida’s musical gems and the […]

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Sat Dec 09, 2023
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New World, Cleveland Orchestra members join forces for shattering Shostakovich quartet

In a weekend during which the collaboration between the New World […]

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Mon Nov 20, 2023
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Ehnes Quartet brings stylish artistry to FOCM concert

The Ehnes Quartet is one of the most skilled and reliable […]

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Sun Nov 19, 2023
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Denève, Cleveland Orchestra conquer Strauss’s epic “Alpine Symphony”

“This is a dream come true,” Stéphane Denève told the audience […]

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Sat Nov 18, 2023
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Frost Opera Theater’s young singers serve up a lively “Whiskey Bar”mix

As a torrential rainstorm raged outside, the Frost Opera Theater presented […]

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Thu Nov 16, 2023
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FGO opens a transition season with a fresh and impassioned “Traviata”

Verdi’s La Traviata is one of the most beloved and timeless […]

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Sun Nov 12, 2023
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Thrilling Mascagni tops Miami Lyric Opera’s mixed double bill

Verismo was an operatic movement in the late 19th and early […]

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Mon Nov 06, 2023
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Saraste’s objective style draws vivid Mahler with New World Symphony

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 is a tormented and disturbing work. […]

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Sun Nov 05, 2023
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Seraphic Fire makes a fascinating journey into the French Baroque

Music of the French Baroque is too rarely heard on this […]

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Fri Nov 03, 2023
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UM Frost opens two new recital venues with celebratory concert

The Frost School of Music opened the new Robert and Judi […]

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Thu Nov 02, 2023
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Schwarz, Frost Symphony deliver rousing Ravel with “Daphnis et Chloè”

Since 2019 when Gerard Schwarz became director of orchestral studies and […]

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Sun Oct 29, 2023
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Singer finds the charm in Ligeti with New World Percussion Consort

“Charm” is hardly the term one would normally use to describe […]

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Sat Oct 28, 2023
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Tetzloff’s fresh, individual Schumann sparks Miami Piano Fest opener

Three pianists took the stage at the Aventura Arts and Culture […]

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Mon Oct 23, 2023
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Harth-Bedoya leads New World in high-stepping Latin & American program

West Side Story has proven to be Leonard Bernstein’s most enduring […]

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Sun Oct 22, 2023
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Denève leads New World in powerful Prokofiev and a compelling new work

Stéphane Denève keeps going from strength to strength. After leading a […]

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Sun Oct 15, 2023
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Denève leads New World players in a Mozart wind masterpiece

Wind band concert repertoire is largely a product of the 20th […]

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Mon Oct 09, 2023
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