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David Finckel and Wu Han find the right balance on and off the stage

For one musician, managing the myriad timing and logistical details of […]

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Tue Mar 16, 2010
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Growing up with the Buffalo Philharmonic

As children, my brother, sister and I haunted the shadowy backstage […]

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Wed Mar 10, 2010
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Celebrated soprano Kiri te Kanawa returns to Broward Center Tuesday

For nearly four decades Dame Kiri te Kanawa’s star has shone […]

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Thu Mar 04, 2010
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Miami’s Chopin Competition to showcase top American pianists

The music of Frederic Chopin has exerted a unique spell on […]

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Fri Feb 19, 2010
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Leonard Slatkin seems the right conductor at the right time to lead the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

When Leonard Slatkin became music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra […]

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Wed Feb 03, 2010
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In any language, Bruno Aprea is making an impact at Palm Beach Opera

The stormy opening of Verdi’s Otello clangs from an upright piano. […]

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Mon Jan 18, 2010
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Firebird Rising: chamber orchestra to open second season with a fresh look at Vivaldi

In a series of concerts in South Florida this week, the Firebird […]

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Mon Jan 11, 2010
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Top 10 Performances of 2009

This year’s South Florida Classical Review top ten list is a […]

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Thu Dec 24, 2009
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Zukerman and Forsyth, partners on stage and off

Many wives learn to tolerate their husbands’ irritating habits. And then […]

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Sun Dec 13, 2009
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At a time of cutbacks, a Florida string quartet expands to three counties

On a quiet street in Davie, in a living room crammed […]

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Sun Nov 29, 2009
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After eight years, James Judd returns to Florida podium to conduct “Messiah”

The converted garage in the home off Las Olas Boulevard is […]

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Mon Nov 23, 2009
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New World Symphony to get a New York state of mind this weekend

The contemporary music scene of New York comes to Miami Beach […]

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Tue Nov 03, 2009
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A Venezuela-born Italian bass is rising to great heights

        Since his 2001 professional debut, Luca Pisaroni has made headlines […]

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Thu Oct 22, 2009
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At 15, Miami cellist is on the road to success

As the Miami Symphony Orchestra rehearses Dvorak’s Cello Concerto the soloist […]

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Tue Oct 20, 2009
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Beethoven’s Ninth, a symbol for good and ill throughout two centuries

Locked in a desperate war with a totalitarian enemy, a nation’s […]

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Sat Oct 17, 2009
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Hard-working conductor a triple-threat advantage for UM’s Frost School

  With opening night two weeks away, the young musicians of […]

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Wed Sep 23, 2009
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Restless violinist Robert McDuffie keeps searching for new challenges

       It’s still possible for a concert violinist to make a […]

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Sun Sep 06, 2009
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Vickers’ Moor revisited and Domingo’s “Otello” farewell

 With DVD, Otello finally has the right medium to appreciate Verdi’s […]

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Sun Aug 23, 2009
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Miami Lyric Opera to present Arrieta’s rarely heard “Marina”

Imagine that Frederick Loewe, aspiring to the stage of the Metropolitan […]

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Wed Jul 22, 2009
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Young violinist strives to bring back the Golden Age

 Although the young violinist Giora Schmidt is a product of Itzhak […]

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Thu Jun 11, 2009
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