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The ethnically diverse orchestra from the UK made its U.S. debut at Lincoln Center with clarinetist Anthony McGill.
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Tag Archives: Mozart
Music Reviews: Hélène Grimaud, Konstantin Krimmel – ‘Silent Songs’ (Art Songs of Valentin Silvestrov); Marie-Eve Munger – ‘Maestrino Mozart,’ Early Arias
A baritone, a soprano, an orchestra, and pianist Hélène Grimaud offer music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and the young Mozart.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Weiyin Chen on Music, Healing, and Designing Her Own Performance Wear
Pianist and fashion designer Weiyin Chen believes music combined with medicine can generate "thousand-fold healing power."
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 »Concert Review (NYC): American Classical Orchestra Plays Mozart at Alice Tully Hall (14 December 2021)
The musicians' joy at performing live on stage in a well-tuned concert hall again was visible in their body language as well as audible in their sound.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Maestro David Stern on Opera Fuoco’s ‘Figaro in the City’ and Palm Beach Opera’s Live-Audience Return
The conductor spoke with us about reimagining opera for a young video-obsessed generation, and about the challenges and rewards of staging live opera with an audience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Hélène Grimaud – ‘The Messenger,’ Works by Mozart and Silvestrov
The French pianist pairs Mozart with classical-inspired music by contemporary Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov on her new album 'The Messenger'
Read More »Theater Review (Washington, DC): ‘Amadeus’ at Folger Theatre
Director Richard Clifford brings a riveting interpretation of Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' to the Folger's 2019-2020 season.
Read More »Concert Review: Violist Samuel Rhodes at Juilliard (NYC, 19 March 2019)
Whoops and hollers from a student-heavy audience at Juilliard greeted the head of the school's viola department at his concert featuring music by Mozart, Hummel, and John Harbison.
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