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Top Ten Performances of 2015
1. Florida Grand Opera: Menotti’s The Consul Gian Carlo Menotti’s Cold […]
Thu Dec 24, 2015
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Pulitzer Prize-winning work offers timely environmental music for Miami
John Luther Adams isn’t the first composer to set the sounds […]
Tue Dec 01, 2015
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Over a tumultuous 75 years, Florida Grand Opera has seen its share of highs and lows
On February 15, 1965, a young Italian tenor made his American […]
Mon Nov 09, 2015
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Frost Dean believes crossover genres will broaden Festival Miami appeal
As a cello student at the University of Miami’s Frost School […]
Mon Oct 12, 2015
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Contemporary music and visiting orchestras highlight a busy Florida music season
For South Florida classical music lovers, the major change this season […]
Mon Sep 07, 2015
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Yes, the secret sale of Classical South Florida was unconscionable. Now how do we get classical radio back?
Classical South Florida played its final notes last Wednesday, after its […]
Tue Jul 21, 2015
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Michael Rossi creates new opportunities for young musicians with Miami Summer Music Festival
Michael Rossi is no stranger to the music business. The sole […]
Tue Jun 30, 2015
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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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