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Jurowski awakens the Orchestra
The buzz is back
The combination of Vladimir Jurowski's inspired Slavic programming and the exciting young Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan generated the sort of intermission buzz that hasn't been heard at Philadelphia Orchestra concerts for a good while.

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The Orchestra's strange new "Collections'
If it's Tuesday, these must be Masterworks
As the result of a survey three years ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra now offers subscribers four “collections” of concerts. But the guidelines for each “collection” seem arbitrary, if not amorphous.

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Critic's Notebook: Five concerts
Immersed in the musicsphere: A critic's notebook
Eight days, five concerts. If a music critic like me blogged or twittered, here's what I'd say.

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Andre Watts Plays Schubert and Liszt
A former child prodigy's brilliant autumn
On an otherwise dreary Sunday afternoon, Andre Watts lit up the musical world with stellar performances of piano works by two stylistically different composers. Among other achievements, Watts brought out a depth in Liszt that few performers have accomplished.

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Tempesta di Mare: Telemann vs. Bach
Score one for the underdog
George Philip Telemann, the also-ran of Baroque composers, goes up against the heavyweight champ (Bach) and scores a rare knockout.
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Opera Company's "Madame Butterfly' (2nd review)
Butterfly, improved yet again
This Butterfly was perhaps the most beautiful I've ever seen. Virtually everything about it suits the legend and never intrudes on the story. I have only two quibbles.

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Mendelssohn Club: "Battle Hymns'
Battle Hymns, revisited
The Mendelssohn Club offers a second look at David Lang's new Battle Hymns. Four other Philadelphia music organizations collectively demonstrated the range and variety of Philadelphia's music season.

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Streisand's "Love Is the Answer'
The lioness in autumn
Barbra Streisand's tastes have often changed over the past 40 years. Now, at 67, she has come out with an album of self-reflective songs performed by a great singer in the autumn of her years.

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The LA Philharmonic: New hall, new leader
Learning from Los Angeles: A great new hall and a great new conductor
While the Philadelphia Orchestra flounders for lack of leadership, the Los Angeles Philharmonic unveiled its hot young Venezuelan conductor, Gustavo Dudamel.
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Philadelphia Orchestra's quandary (and Yuja Wang)
The Orchestra's Peggy Lee moment
Last weekend's Philadelphia Orchestra program seemed aimed at the ghosts of Eugene Ormandy's old crowd. Charles Dutoit isn't giving us the type of innovative programming he provided in his young conducting days in Montreal.

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