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The Sibelius Second Symphony is almost the Philadelphia Orchestra’s signature piece, but visiting conductor Osmo Vänska brought a refreshing perspective. The program also included the local premiere of Kalevi Aho’s busy Minea, and a fine-tooled performance of the Liszt Second Piano Concerto by young French soloist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger. Philadelphia Orchestra: Sibelius Second Symphony; Aho, Minea; Liszt, Second Piano Concerto. Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano; Osmo Vänska, conductor. March 11-16, 2010 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Sts. (215) 893-1955 or www.philorch.org. view full article |
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Music
Orchestra’s new season (good news)
The Orchestra’s inane marketing
Black audiences and classical music
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Music Reviews
Three Finns and Liszt, by the Orchestra
Jasmine Choi flute recital
Reich, Glass and Bryars at Annenberg
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Art
Barnes Day in the ‘Inquirer’
The vanishing art postcard
The Barnes architects make their case
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Art Reviews
Gabriel Orozco at MOMA in New York
‘Picasso and the Paris Avant-Garde’ at the Art Museum (3rd review)
‘Picasso and the Paris Avant-Garde’ at the Art Museum (2nd review)
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Theater
Who should play Helen Keller?
Sport vs. theater: ‘Chad Deity’ and ‘Grace’
Summer camp for show biz hopefuls
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Theater Reviews
Mary Martello’s ‘Happily Ever After’
‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Arden
Bill Cain’s ‘Equivocation,’ Off-Broadway
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Opera
Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle (Part 6: ‘Götterdämmerung’)
Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle (Part 5: ‘Siegfried’)
Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle (Part 4: ‘Die Walküre’)
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Opera Reviews
Tan Dun’s ‘Tea’ by the Opera Company (3rd review)
Bellini’s ‘Sleepwalker’ by Curtis Opera
Tan Dun’s ‘Tea’ by the Opera Company (2nd review)
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Dance
Dancing for his life in Rwanda
Alex Ketley: A choreographer’s failure
Merce Cunningham’s final challenge
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Dance Reviews
Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Program II’
Pink Hair Affair’s ‘Take It Off!’
New Zealand’s Black Grace at the Kimmel
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Cross-Cultural
Another take on priestly abuse
‘The Hurt Locker’ and the endless war
Chile: Left wing and right, together
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Cross-Cultural Reviews
‘Crazy Heart’ vs. ‘The Wrestler’
Jason Reitman’s ‘Up in the Air’ (2nd review)
James Ellroy’s ‘Blood’s A Rover’
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