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Miami Lyric Opera set to debut rare Mascagni with a rarer Jewish element

Aside from the occasional heroic Old Testament patriarchs, Jewish characters rarely […]

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Tue Mar 08, 2011
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Doreen Marx celebrates 30 years of bringing great music to Miami

As a 14-year-old girl, Doreen Marx liked to climb to the […]

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Tue Jan 25, 2011
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Violinist Ehnes makes an acclaimed career from his Florida home

James Ehnes never doubted for a moment that he would have […]

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Wed Jan 05, 2011
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Top 10 Performances of 2010

1. Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony in Mahler’s […]

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Sun Dec 26, 2010
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Mark Rucker to bring a true Verdi baritone to Palm Beach Opera’s “Nabucco”

As a varsity halfback at Kenwood Academy High School on Chicago’s […]

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Tue Dec 07, 2010
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Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi mark three challenging decades

The late Brezhnev era–a favorable period for the production of nuclear […]

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Wed Nov 17, 2010
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UM festival to offer a world premiere made in and for Miami

One unappreciated aspect of a contemporary composer’s art involves cold calling. […]

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Thu Oct 21, 2010
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Michael Tilson Thomas set to open an important New World Symphony season

A precocious music-loving 9-year-old boy wrote a letter to Michael Tilson […]

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Thu Oct 14, 2010
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Pianist Rodriguez’s life and career come full circle at University of Miami

When Santiago Rodriguez walks on stage at Gusman Concert Hall Friday night […]

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Tue Oct 12, 2010
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Of tax returns and “Traviata”: Miami soprano Susana Diaz balances her day job with an opera career

It was a rainy Friday evening, and a rehearsal for the […]

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Sun Oct 03, 2010
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Seraphic Fire to open season with Rachmaninoff rarity

Although Sergei Rachmaninoff is best known for his piano and orchestral […]

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Sun Sep 19, 2010
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New World Symphony’s new venue tops a rich and diverse classical lineup

The biggest event of South Florida’s upcoming classical season will take […]

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Fri Sep 03, 2010
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With expanded concerts, the retooled South Florida Symphony is set to make an ambitious debut

The neatly paved streets of downtown Fort Lauderdale are littered with […]

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Wed Sep 01, 2010
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Sunday Afternoons to close season with world premiere

The Coral Gables concert series called Sunday Afternoons of Music is […]

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Wed May 19, 2010
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Spanish pianist set to make a comeback at Miami Piano Festival

Just before a concert in Italy, the young Spanish pianist Claudio […]

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Sun May 09, 2010
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Julian Kreeger marks a quarter-century of bringing the finest chamber music to Miami

Mischa Elman was displeased. The legendary Ukrainian violinist, famous for his […]

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Wed Apr 28, 2010
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Pianist Jeremy Denk brings intelligent, irreverent approach to music and career

It was winter in Lander, Wyoming, and the pianist Jeremy Denk […]

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Fri Apr 02, 2010
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Lang Lang finds balance between artistry and superstar status

Lang Lang has emerged as the leading superstar of today’s classical-music […]

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Thu Mar 25, 2010
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Seraphic Fire in its element with Handel’s “Israel in Egypt”

By performing Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt this week, Seraphic Fire […]

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Tue Mar 23, 2010
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Olga Kern finds the Russian heart of music in Rachmaninoff

It was the late 1990s in Boris Yeltsin’s Moscow, and the […]

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Thu Mar 18, 2010
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