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An evening of cultural exchange featured music and musicians from China and the U.S.
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Jessie Montgomery and ChamberQUEER Shine with Eastman’s Gay Guerrilla at National Sawdust (12 June 2022)
The rhythmic pulsations of avant-garde composer Julius Eastman cascaded through National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the closing night of ChamberQUEER’s The Future Is… Festival.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s New York Debut at Carnegie Hall with Maxim Vengerov (7 June 2022)
The Oxford Philharmonic played Brahms, Bruch, and Pablo de Sarasate at their Carnegie Hall debut.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Marios Papadopoulos, Artistic Director and Conductor, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, on June 7 Carnegie Hall Debut
The orchestra will perform music by Brahms, Bruch, and Sarasate with featured violin soloist Maxim Vengerov.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms (8 April 2022)
The applause that followed felt almost like an extra musical movement, that's how much I enjoyed hearing it. Why? It signals the continuing robustness of the audience for this great music.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Midnight Magic,’ Mirror Visions Ensemble’s Brilliant Return to the Concert Stage
The vocal ensemble returns with a thrilling cabaret-style concert of art songs from Mozart to Sondheim to the present day.
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: 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.
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