Articles
Composer Kievman to go cosmic with long-gestating, interstellar opera
Composer Carson Kievman is remarkably relaxed for someone who is about […]
Mon Jun 01, 2015
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Raluca Stirbat to bring Romanian flair (and music) to Miami Piano Festival
When Raluca Stirbat makes her American debut Friday night at the […]
Tue May 12, 2015
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Florida Grand Opera to go back to the Cold War future with “The Consul”
A grim city haunted by secret police. A dissident on the […]
Tue May 05, 2015
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Seraphic Fire to close season with Kile Smith’s new-old “Vespers”
For early music ensembles, it can be a challenge to present […]
Fri May 01, 2015
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A musical farewell to Gary Green is among the rich plethora of April UM Frost events
Contemporary music takes center stage at the University of Miami’s Frost […]
Tue Apr 14, 2015
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Requiem for a great friend who also happened to be a great composer
When I moved from Chicago to take up a new job […]
Mon Mar 30, 2015
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Young maestro’s vision stretches beyond the concert hall
Teddy Abrams is a young conductor with huge ideas. The twenty-seven-year-old […]
Thu Mar 19, 2015
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Diaz and Spano bring Higdon’s new Viola Concerto to Miami
The lowest form of humor may be the pun. But for […]
Mon Mar 09, 2015
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Tropical Baroque Music Festival to serve up a wide range of repertoire
To the leaders of the Tropical Baroque Music Festival, the strengths […]
Thu Feb 26, 2015
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Welser-Möst set to explore Beethoven-Shostakovich nexus with Cleveland Orchestra
Hiking in the Himalayan Mountains, where others might contemplate icy vistas […]
Thu Feb 19, 2015
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Critic’s Choice
The first world premiere in the history of Palm Beach Opera […]
Tue Feb 17, 2015
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Composer Michael Gordon to celebrate Miami Beach with New World Symphony premiere
Michael Gordon is still bombarded with visual memories of his Miami […]
Thu Jan 22, 2015
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Critic’s Choice
The violin concertos of Karol Szymanowski almost never appear on South […]
Wed Jan 21, 2015
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Top Ten Performances of 2014
1. Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio for Friends of Chamber Music The venerable trio […]
Wed Dec 24, 2014
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In a crucial season, Florida Grand Opera hopes to get its finances back on track
In 2006 Florida Grand Opera moved from the drab, mildewed Miami-Dade […]
Tue Nov 11, 2014
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Broward Center hopes Bell will ring in new era for classical series
A sold-out crowd jammed the Broward Center for the Performing Arts […]
Tue Oct 28, 2014
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Festival Miami to lead off with music made in America
The American composer Paul Creston showed fine penmanship in writing down […]
Wed Oct 01, 2014
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A rich season of orchestras, Mahler and Shostakovich is on tap for 2014-15
This season will bring to South Florida plenty of Shostakovich and […]
Mon Sep 15, 2014
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American Music Project to launch with world premiere in Chicago
UPDATED [Read the New York Times article about the American Music […]
Mon Aug 04, 2014
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Charismatic mezzo Isabel Leonard to star in final event for Sunday Afternoons of Music
Isabel Leonard is a glamorous young opera star, svelte and vivacious, […]
Tue May 13, 2014
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