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De Guise-Langlois: A talented father, too.

Clarinet debut: Romie de Guise-Langlois

Memories, encounters and good news from Syria

In her Philadelphia recital debut, Romie de Guise-Langlois explored the development of the clarinet repertoire, including a premiere that may evoke her earliest memories.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read
Tokyo Quartet: Four decades of unique interaction.

Tokyo Quartet's farewell at the Perelman

Going out in style

The Tokyo Quartet has been one of the world's premier ensembles for nearly half a century. In its penultimate Philadelphia recital, it fittingly provided a sense of the continuity of the Western Classical tradition
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read
Was that red-tailed hawk a predator or a victim?

The hawk, the hummingbird and the composer (Part I)

Mother Nature's wonderful world of killing (and one composer who's grateful for it)

Outside my porch, a hawk struggled for survival with a hummingbird. On my porch, I struggled to produce a commissioned work of music. And you wonder where composers find our inspiration.
Kile Smith

Kile Smith

Articles 4 minute read
Morales: Homesick?

Ricardo Morales in clarinet recital

Return of the prodigal son

Ricardo Morales left the Philadelphia Orchestra for the greener pastures of the New York Philharmonic— much greener, after the Orchestra's recent bankruptcy. But now he has returned, playing as splendidly as ever in his recital with the excellent Natalie Zhu.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 4 minute read
Kavakos: Haunting piece, haunting performance.

Orchestra's "inter-war' concert (1st review)

From decadence to terror: A 20th Century journey

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's mid-month program with the Philadelphia Orchestra featured three works composed during Europe's interwar decades, each in its way bearing the marks of that tumultuous period.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 8 minute read

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Cooper: Pound when appropriate.

Orchestra's maestro-less Mozart

Mozart sans maestro

Which conductor gets the most out of Mozart? The Philadelphia Orchestra's recent program suggests that the answer may be: no conductor at all.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 4 minute read
Hymel: Late replacement.

A mammoth "Les Troyens' at the Met

Homer and Virgil, in ‘only' five acts

Les Troyens is a mammoth work that's rarely staged, for understandable reasons. The new Met production defied the range of one fine tenor, but a little-known replacement came to the rescue.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read
Higdon and friend: An eclectic tradition.

The search for an 'American culture' (a reply)

Good news for rootless Americans: The world is our birthright

Is America's mongrelized, fragmented culture a handicap for American artists? Or is it one of the special advantages of American birth?

Articles 3 minute read
Radu's 'Hallelujah' was fast without seeming rushed.

The winning "Messiah': Vox Ama Deus

Who's the fairest Messiah of them all?

I heard four Messiahs during the recent holiday season. Three were respectably devout; only one was exciting. Vox Ama Deus focused on artistic concerns; three other major orchestras seemed preoccupied with cutting their overtime costs.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 4 minute read
Primosch: Never flashy, always reliable.

Lyric Fest, Astral Artists and a brief rant

Jack Kerouac didn't speak for me, but….

A few comments (and a brief rant) on three pieces by contemporary composers that didn't receive the attention they deserve.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read