Returning after a COVID hiatus, the 25th/26th Beijing Music Festival promises to be as enlightening and impressive as ever.
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Concert Preview: Aspect Chamber Music Concludes Season with Music for String Trio by Beethoven and Mozart – with Stella Chen, Brannon Cho, Matthew Lipman
The Aspect Chamber Music Series and a string trio explore something Mozart, Beethoven, and Paganini had in common: domineering fathers.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Let Your Heart Be Broken: Life and Music from a Classical Composer’ by Tina Davidson
Tina Davidson's memoir recounts an interesting life while giving us a close look into the composer's mind, heart, and music as she creates her work.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Taiwan Philharmonic, Paul Huang – Music of Bruch, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Ke-Chia Chen (April 21, 2023)
Conductor Jun Märkl led the Taiwan Philharmonic and violinist Paul Huang in a festive concert at Lincoln Center.
Read More »Concert Review: Musicians from the Taiwan Philharmonic and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – ‘Boundless Enchantment’ (April 14, 2023)
Musicians from the Taiwan Philharmonic and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center played music by Beethoven, Mozart, André Caplet, and a young Shostakovich.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Chineke! Orchestra in U.S. Debut with Anthony McGill – Mozart, Florence Price, Carlos Simon
The ethnically diverse orchestra from the UK made its U.S. debut at Lincoln Center with clarinetist Anthony McGill.
Read More »Concert Preview: The Hermitage Piano Trio – ‘Spanish Impressions’ at the Aspect Chamber Music Series
The Aspect Chamber Music series in NYC continues March 16 with the Grammy-nominated Hermitage Piano Trio playing music by four early-20th-century Spanish composers.
Read More »Music News: Relaunched Orpheus Records Reissues Classical and Early Music Albums from Its Historic Catalog
Orpheus Records, the label of the old Musical Heritage Society, returns with reissues from its storied catalog.
Read More »Curtis Institute of Music Launches Record Label, Curtis Studio
The new record label will feature performances by Curtis alumni, faculty, and students and will start out big with Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade.'
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Juilliard Faculty Recital, 4 November 2022
Four superb musicians performed music by Brahms, Fauré, and contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery at Juilliard.
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