Duke Ellington's concert music gets its due as the ASO and the Marcus Roberts Trio celebrate his fusion of jazz and classical at Carnegie Hall.
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Concert Review (London): Trumpeter Paul Merkelo with the English Chamber Orchestra, 22 January 2022
The 18th century came alive as Merkelo and the venerable ECO performed Vivaldi, Handel and Tartini for a delighted audience at Cadogan Hall in London.
Read More »Ukraine War Immediately Impacts Cultural Life Worldwide, From Eurovision to Carnegie Hall, Champions League to Formula 1
Sports and the arts cannot stay above the fray as Vladimir Putin pursues his agenda of deadly aggression in Ukraine.
Read More »Music Reviews: Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes – ‘Edvard Grieg’, and Shani Diluka – ‘The Proust Album’
The Norwegian soprano and pianist pay tribute to Norway's greatest composer, while Shani Diluka evokes Proust with an enchanting set of French music.
Read More »Concert Review: Yo-Yo Ma Joins Youth Music Culture Guangdong Symphony Orchestra at Closing Concert
A stellar concert brought the 2022 edition of YMCG to a close with Beethoven and Dvořák from the past, Yo-Yo Ma from a distance, and much promise for the future.
Read More »Concert Review: Three of China’s Top Student String Quartets Play Beethoven at Youth Music Culture Guangdong, China
The Discovery Beethoven Quartet concert featuring three of China's top student string quartets proved one of the most exciting events at 2022's festival.
Read More »Concert Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Beethoven, Schulhoff, Dvořák (18 January 2022)
String quintets and sextets by Beethoven, Dvorak and Schulhoff launched the CMS's 2022 concert schedule.
Read More »Concert Review: Shanghai Quartet Plays Beethoven for the Youth Music Culture Guangdong Festival in China
The renowned foursome presented a Beethoven concert in connection with the 2022 YMCG.
Read More »Concert Review: Emerson String Quartet, Renée Fleming, Simone Dinnerstein, Uma Thurman – ‘Penelope’ by André Previn, Tom Stoppard at Carnegie Hall (NYC, 23 January 2022)
A starry concert event showcased Previn's last composition along with Greig, Fauré and Philip Glass plus new music by Kevin Puts.
Read More »Concert Review: Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra – Opening Concert, Youth Music Culture Guangdong Festival, China
A concert of programmatic music by Holst, Saint-Saëns and Respighi opened this year's festival in style, back live (and online) after an all-online 2021.
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