South Florida Classical Review

FIU Music Festival
“Celebrating Cuban Music”
FIU Symphony Orchestra
Javier Jose Mendoza, conductor
Thomas Tirino, pianist
FIU Concert Choir
FIU University Singers
Encantus Voices
Miami Children’s Chorus
Music of Moises Simon and Benny More and world premiere of orchestral version of Ernesto Lecuona’s Rumba-Rhapsody.
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

October 23

FIU Music Festival
Music of Chopin and Liszt
Kemal Gekic, pianist
Silvije Vidovic, pianist
Lindsay Garritson, pianist
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

October 24

New World Symphony
Chamber Concert
Oliver Herbert, cellist
Chad Goodman, conductor
Schumann: Fantasiestücke  
Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc  
Sibelius: Prelude 
Sibelius: Tiera
Kendall: Vera 
Ibert: Cello Concerto 
2 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu

FIU Music Festival
Rumbarocco
3 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

In person and livestream
Frost Symphonic Winds
Robert Carnochan, conductor
Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni 
Dello Joio: Scenes from the Louvre
S. Hanson: Elegy for Albinoni
Susato: The Danserye
4 p.m. Gusman Concert Hall
ci.ovationtix.com

October 29

In person and livestream
New World Percussion Consort
Michael Linville, conductor
Cage: Amores
Tang: Impulse(s)
Akiho: to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem 
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
7:30 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu

In person and livestream
Frost Chamber Players
Program TBA
7:30 p.m. Gusman Concert Hall
ci.ovationtix.com

FIU Music Festival
Michael Eckroth, jazz pianist
FIU Faculty Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Big Band
Music by Gustav Holst, Cole Porter, Tom Garling and Rob Lussier, among others.
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

October 30

In person and livestream
Frost Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Charles Castleman, violinist
Watson: Four Textures for Orchestra
Dvořák: Violin Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Gusman Concert Hall
ci.ovationtix.com

FIU Music Festival
Amernet String Quartet and Friends
Mozart: String Quartet TBA
Ravel: String Quartet
Enescu: Octet
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

November 5

FIU Music Festival & Friends of Chamber Music
David Shifrin, clarinetist
Asiye Korepanova, pianist
Schumann: Fantasiestucke
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Ravel: Ondine
Debussy: Syrinx
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Concert Hall
carta.fiu.edu/music

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In-Person and Streaming
Frost School of Music/Chopin Foundation of the U.S.
Avery Gagliano, pianist
Music of Chopin
7:30 p.m. Gusman Concert Hall
events.miami.edu

September 12

Frost Wind Ensemble
Robert Carnochan, conductor
Elgar/Patterson: Enigma Variations
Zwilich: Fanfare: Reminiscence and Celebration
Mason: Tear
4 p.m. events.miami.edu/

September 18

New World Symphony
Pre-season Concert for Strings
Andrew Grams, conductor
Montgomery: Strum
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances—Suite No. 3
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
7:30 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu

September 19

New World Symphony
Pre-season Concert for Winds and Brass
Ian Bousfield, conductor
Jonathan Bailey Holland: Introit
Reena Esmail: The Light is the Same
Giacinto Scelsi: I presagi
Melody Eötvös: Hidden Wiring
Igor Stravinsky: Octet
Gustav Holst/Andreas Tarkmann: Suite from The Perfect Fool
2 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu

September 23

Kaleidoscope MusArt
“Beethoven in the New World”
Reed Tetzloff, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28
Barlow: No. V: Three Bagatelles
Dawe: Ten Bagatelles
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord”
7:30 p.m. Granada Presbyterian Church
eventbrite.com

September 25

New World Symphony
Pre-season Concert for Orchestra
Christoph Koncz, conductor
Joyce Yang, pianist
Kendall: The Spark Catchers
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24
Smetana: The Moldau
Liszt: Les préludes
7:30 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu

Frost Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Coleman: Umoja
Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. events.miami.edu

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Miami Music Festival
Massenet: Cendrillon
2 p.m. Faena Forum, Miami Beach
Free admission
miamimusicfestival.com

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Livestream
Kaleidoscope MusArt
“The Living Legacy of Dennis Kam”
Kam: Piano Sonata No. 1
Kam: D-Bop Sonata
Kam: Ontologies: Pre-Socratic Etudes, Epistemology of Delicate Time in Blue Three
Mason: Blazing Macaw
Hindman: Fin de cycle
Garcia: Recuerdos de otra música para piano
5 p.m. my.demio.com

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Stream
New World Symphony
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Chad Goodman, conductor
Mozart: Serenade No. 12 in C minor
Šenk: da kehrte die Ruhe ein
Bologne: Symphony No. 1
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
7:30 p.m. nws.edu

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Kaleidoscope MusArt
Duo Chromatica
Saariaho: Tocar
Cage: Six Melodies
Martynuik: The Wind and the Rain… (selections)
Niederhoffer: Picking Up Where I Left Off (world premiere)
Mumford: Two Melodies
Bejo: Opus 6
5 p.m.

Stream
New World Symphony
Edwin Outwater, conductor
PaviElle French, vocals and pianist
Smith: Riprap
Cerrone: The Night Mare
Castro: Festival Quintet
Cuong: Wax and Wire
French: A Requiem for Zula
7:30 p.m. nws.edu

Stream
Frost Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Kevin Kenner, pianist
Mozart: Symphony No. 35
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Ulysses Kay: Serenade for Orchestra: Elegy and Allegro
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/-TG1N27PvBc

April 18

Stream
Frost Bella Voce and Symphonic Choir
Amanda Quist and Corin Overland, conductors
Music of Palestrina, Stephen Paulus, Chiara Cozzolani, and Gary Fry.
6:30 p.m. youtube.com

April 19

Stream
Frost School of Music
Stamps String Quartet
Music of Gershwin, Bartók, Shostakovich, Wolf, Webern and Montgomery.
6:30 p.m. youtube.com

Stream
New World Symphony
“Exploring World Flutes”
Hession: wide, empty spaces
Hickin: Atlantic
Marshall: Touching Wood
7 p.m. nws.edu

April 19

Livestream
Palm Beach Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Julian Schwarz, cellist
Still: Darker America
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1
Dvorak: Silent Woods
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Kravis Center

April 23

Stream
Frost School of Music
Stamps Woodwind Quartet
7:30 p.m. youtube.com

New World Symphony
Encore Wallcast Concert
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Anssi Karttunen, cellist
Debussy: Round Dances of Spring
Dutilleux: A Whole Distant World… 
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
8 p.m. Soundscape Park
nws.edu

April 24

Stream
Frost School of Music
Frost Chorale
Amanda Quist, conductor
Anita Castiglione, pianist
Music of Bach, Brahms, Shawn Crouch, Sydney Guillaume, and Vicenti Lusitano.
6:30 p.m. youtube.com

Stream
New World Symphony
“Percussion Perspectives: Global Beats”
Michael Linville, conductor
Zakir Hussain, tabla
Harrison: Fifth Simfony
Orfaly: Danzón Luna
Reich: Drumming, Part I
Hussain/Dhillon: Chalan No. 1 in D
7:30 p.m. nws.edu

April 25

Stream
New World Symphony
Chamber Concert
Awadagin Pratt, pianist
Chad Goodman, conductor
Hailstork: Fanfare on “Amazing Grace”
León: Saoko
Couperin: Royal Concert No. 2
Singleton: Time Past, Time Future
Dvořák: Wind Serenade
2 p.m. nws.edu

April 30

Stream
Frost School of Music
Ensemble Ibis
Music of Rzewski, Feldman and Bowers.
8 p.m. youtube.com

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Florida Grand Opera
Catalina Cuervo, soprano
“A Tribute to Latin-American Composers”
7:30 p.m. Coral Gables Congregational Church
fgo.org

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Palm Beach Opera
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (concert performance)
Robert Watson, Ana Maria Martinez, Michael Chioldi, Joshua Hoplins; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
pbopera.org

February 24

Palm Beach Opera
Puccini: La Boheme (concert performance)
Latonia Moore, Michael Fabiano, Isabel Leonard, Quinn Kelsey, Ryan Speedo Green, Samuel Ramey; David Stern, conductor
7:30 p.m. iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
pbopera.org

February 26

Palm Beach Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute (concert performance)
Matthew Polenzani, Janai Brugger, Joshua Hopkins, Kathryn Lewek, Morris Robinson; David Stern, conductor
7:30 p.m. iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
pbopera.org

February 27

New World Symphony
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord
“NWS Encore”
Telemann: Grillen-Symphonie
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 
7:30 p.m. nws.edu

Palm Beach Opera
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (concert performance)
Robert Watson, Ana Maria Martinez, Michael Chioldi, Joshua Hoplins; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
pbopera.org

February 28

Florida Grand Opera
“Opera from a Sistah’s Point of View”
Angela Brown, soprano
3 p.m. Historic Hampton House
fgo.org

Florida Grand Opera
“Opera from a Sistah’s Point of View”
Angela Brown, soprano
7:30 p.m. Historic Hampton House
fgo.org

 
March 5

Streaming
Frost Opera Theater
Alan Johnson, conductor
Milhaud: Les Malheurs d’Orphée 
Hindemith: Hin und Zurück
Barber and Menotti: A Hand of Bridge
Tom Johnson: The Four Note Opera (excerpts)
Kam: Opera 101 
Winkler and Levine: Fox Fables
Kirchoff: Scrapbookers 
7:30 p.m. youtu.be/cvQCdhZBgjw
youtu.be/Hgcqb9cAtuc

March 6

Streaming
Frost Opera Theater
Alan Johnson, conductor
Milhaud: Les Malheurs d’Orphée 
Hindemith: Hin und Zurück
Barber and Menotti: A Hand of Bridge
Tom Johnson: The Four Note Opera (excerpts)
Kam: Opera 101 
Winkler and Levine: Fox Fables
Kirchoff: Scrapbookers
7:30 p.m. youtu.be/cvQCdhZBgjw
youtu.be/Hgcqb9cAtuc

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Florida Grand Opera
Heggie: Three Decembers
Emily Pulley, Amanda Sheriff and Efrain Solis; Gregory Buchalter conductor
8 p.m. Miami Theater Center, Miami Shores
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

January 31

Florida Grand Opera
Heggie: Three Decembers
Emily Pulley, Amanda Sheriff and Efrain Solis; Gregory Buchalter conductor
3 p.m. Miami Theater Center, Miami Shores
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

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Streaming
Orchestra Miami
Catherine Lan & Tao Lin, pianists
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
4 p.m. Free on Zoom or Facebook Live
orchestramiami.org
 

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Seraphic Fire–Livestream
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
“Still.Here”: A program of Renaissance music
4 p.m. seraphicfire.org

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New World Symphony
NWS Archive+
https://nws.edu/events-tickets/archiveplus//

Seraphic Fire
Seraphic Saturday Podcast
seraphicfire.org

Friday Nights@Frost
https://frost-music-live.miami.edu/tickets/fridays/index.html

The South Florida Classical Review calendar of events is on hiatus for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.

If you have streaming performances taking place, please feel free to submit them here as a Comment.

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Florida Grand Opera–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Broward Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

New World Symphony–CANCELLED
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cellist
Chad Goodman, conductor
Glinka: Krakoviak from A Life for the Tsar
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
8 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

May 3

New World Symphony–CANCELLED
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cellist
Chad Goodman, conductor
Glinka: Krakoviak from A Life for the Tsar
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
2 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

May 5

Seraphic Fire–CANCELLED
James K. Bass, conductor
“Ave Maria—Music for Men’s Chorus”
7:30 p.m. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Boca Raton
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

May 6

Seraphic Fire–CANCELLED
James K. Bass, conductor
“Ave Maria—Music for Men’s Chorus”
7:30 p.m. Beth David Congregation, Miami
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

May 8

Seraphic Fire–CANCELLED
James K. Bass, conductor
“Ave Maria—Music for Men’s Chorus”
7:30 p.m. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Coral Gables
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

May 9

Seraphic Fire–CANCELLED
James K. Bass, conductor
“Ave Maria—Music for Men’s Chorus”
7:30 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

May 10

Seraphic Fire–CANCELLED
James K. Bass, conductor
“Ave Maria—Music for Men’s Chorus”
4 p.m. All Souls Episcopal Church, Miami Beach
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

May 11

Lang Lang, pianist–CANCELLED
Schumann: Arabesque in C Major
Bach: “Goldberg” Variations
7:30 p.m. Arsht Center
arshtcenter.org

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Florida Grand Opera–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
7 p.m. Arsht Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

Palm Beach Opera–CANCELLED
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Yelena Dyachak, Vladislav Kupriyanov Jonathan Johnson, Viktoria Karkacheva; Christian Knapp, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kravis Center
pbopera.org

New World Percussion Consort–CANCELLED
Michael Linville, conductor
Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano
Nishimura: Concerto for Timpanist and Five Percussionists (U.S. premiere)
Stookey: Junkestra
Akiho: to wALK Or ruN in wEst harlem
Ligeti: With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles
7:30 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

Kaleidoscope MusArt–CANCELLED
Gregory Walker, violinist
Redi Llupa, pianist
George Walker: Violin Sonata No. 1
George Walker: Violin Sonata No. 2
Gregory Walker: Violin Sonata
Brahms: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78
7:30 p.m. Granada Presbyterian Church

March 29

Palm Beach Opera–CANCELLED
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Svetlana Aksenova, Michael Chioldi, Dmitry Korchak, Viktoria Karkacheva; Christian Knapp, conductor
2 p.m. Kravis Center
pbopera.org

March 31

Florida Grand Opera–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
8 p.m. Arsht Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

April 2

Florida Grand Opera–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
8 p.m. Arsht Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

April 5

Florida Grand Opera–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
2 p.m. Arsht Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

April 30

Florida Grand Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Broward Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

May 2

Florida Grand Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Todd Thomas, Jessica E. Jones, Piotr Buszewski; Pacien Mazzagatti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Broward Center
fgo.org; 800-741-1010

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New World Chamber Concert
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Saint-Saëns: Violins in the evening
Poulenc: Cocardes
Heggie: Friendly Persuasions: Homage to Poulenc
Mozart: String Quartet No. 4
Schubert: On the River
2 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
The Enlightenment Festival
Handel: Acis and Galatea
4 p.m. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

Miami Piano Festival
Daniel Lebhardt
Bach: Partita No. 6
Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119
Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, no. 3
Bartok: Out of Doors
7:30 p.m. Wolfsohnian Museum, Miami Beach
miamipianofest.com

West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Michael Barenboim, violinist
Schubert: Rondo in A Major
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor (“Devil’s Trill”)
Mendelssohn: Octet
8 p.m. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach
kravis.org; 561-832-7469

February 24

West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Michael Barenboim, violinist
Schubert: Rondo in A Major
Attahir: TBA
Mendelssohn: Octet
7:30 p.m. Arsht Center, Miami
arshtcenter.org

Through March 1

National Chopin Piano Competition
Miami-Dade Convention Center
chopin.org

February 25

Friends of Chamber Music
Meigui Zhang, soprano
Ken Noda, pianist
Program TBA
8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center
miamichambermusic.org; 305-372-2975

February 28

Palm Beach Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Andrew Manea, Daniela Mack, Tayor Stayton; David Stern conductor
7:30 p.m. Kravis Center
pbopera.org

February 29

Palm Beach Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Andrew Manea, Daniela Mack, Tayor Stayton; David Stern conductor
7:30 p.m. Kravis Center
pbopera.org

March 1

Palm Beach Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Andrew Manea, Daniela Mack, Tayor Stayton; David Stern conductor
2 p.m. Kravis Center
pbopera.org

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Seraphic Fire
James K. Bass, conductor
“A Seraphic Fire Christmas”
7 p.m. Sunshine Cathedral, Fort Lauderdale
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

December 19

Seraphic Fire
James K. Bass, conductor
“A Seraphic Fire Christmas”
7 p.m. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

December 20

Seraphic Fire
James K. Bass, conductor
“A Seraphic Fire Christmas”
7:30 p.m. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Coral Gables
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

December 22

New World Chamber Series
Koechlin: Primavera
García: The Distant Wind II
Andres: Tides and Currents
Böhme: Nachtmusik
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2
2 p.m. New World Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

Seraphic Fire
James K. Bass, conductor
“A Seraphic Fire Christmas”
4 p.m. South Miami-Dade Cultural Center, Cutler Bay
seraphicfire.org; 305-285-9060

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Kaleidoscope MusArt
“The Persistence of Memory”
Naoko Takao, pianist
Kenneth Slowik, pianist
Mozart: Four-Hands Sonatas
Schubert: Grand Duo
Bach/Kurtág: Selected transcriptions
7:30 p.m. Coral Gables Congregational Church

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Friends of Chamber Music
Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Lars Vogt, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, no. 1
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata
Kurtag: Tre Pezzi
Franck: Violin Sonata
8 p.m. FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center\
miamichambermusic.org

October 26

FIU Music Festival
FIU Symphony Orchestra & Choirs
Miami Arts Studio Orchestra and Choirs
Henry Leck, conductor
Jason Calloway, cellist
Duruflé: Organ Prelude
Duruflé: Choral “Overture” Ubi Caritas
Franck: Le Chasseur maudit 
Faure: Elegy
Duruflé: Requiem
Bass: Gloria
7:30 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center
calendar.fiu.edu

New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Chad Goodman, conductor
Schumann: Overture to The Bride of Messina
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra
Brahms: Violin Concerto
8 p.m. Arsht Center
nws.edu; 305-673-3331

October 27

FIU Music Festival
Kemal Gekic, pianist
Frank Cooper lecturer
Chopin: Prelude Op. 45
Liszt: Dante Sonata
4 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center
calendar.fiu.edu

October 30

Friends of Chamber Music/FIU Music Festival
ZEN Trio
Music of Schubert, Babadzhanian and Shostakovich
8 p.m. FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center
miamichambermusic.org

November 3

Friends of Chamber Music/FIU Music Festival
Borodin Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, no 1
Shostakovich: Elegie
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3
4 p.m. FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center
miamichambermusic.org

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