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Guide to Philadelphia music groups
These days Philadelphia abounds in serious music groups. How is a music lover of limited time and budget supposed to sort them out? Our highly opinionated critic, Tom Purdom, takes a stab at that challenge in the guide that follows. Bookmark this guide, or print it out and stick it on your refrigerator for quick reference, and your musical life is likely to become infinitely richer.
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Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly and his Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra were in fine form in a program that juxtaposed sunny early Schumann and conflicted mid-period Mahler. Chailly represents the sterner European ethic, which asks performers and listeners alike to put in their time, and so we got a gracious plenty.
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs Schumann and Mahler. Riccardo Chailly conducting. March 4, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs Schumann and Mahler. Riccardo Chailly conducting. March 4, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
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A composer's education
As a child, I thought of music making as a very private, intimate activity that gave me comfort and a sense of all being right with the world. As an adult, I’m still struggling to shake off that notion and move on to a more mature sharing of ideas through music.
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Penn Symphony plays Berlioz
I regard the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique as a grisly accident on the highway of music history. It took guts for Penn’s student orchestra to perform it. Few other amateur orchestras could do as well with this hair-raising piece.
Penn Symphony Orchestra
February 24, 2007 at Irvine Auditorium. 215-898-6244 or www.sas.upenn.edu
Penn Symphony Orchestra
February 24, 2007 at Irvine Auditorium. 215-898-6244 or www.sas.upenn.edu
Orchestra chooses Dutoit
Charles Dutoit, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s choice as interim leader, may have antagonized his musicians and impulsively quit two conducting posts. But as I learned in the course of tangling with him, he’s also a dependable professional who’s capable of eliciting great performances. In short: The right man for an interim job.
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Orchestra chooses Dutoit
Charles Dutoit, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s choice as interim leader, may have antagonized his musicians and impulsively quit two conducting posts. But as I learned in the course of tangling with him, he’s also a dependable professional who’s capable of eliciting great performances. In short: The right man for an interim job.
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OCP's "Porgy and Bess' (second review)
I was excited to attend an uncut production of Porgy and Bess, until I attended it. George Gershwin himself would have cut this version— and in fact he attempted to do so before his untimely death.
Porgy and Bess. Music by George Gershwin; libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; directed by Walter Dallas. Presented by Opera Company of Philadelphia through February 24, 2007 at Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts. (215) 893-3600 or
Porgy and Bess. Music by George Gershwin; libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; directed by Walter Dallas. Presented by Opera Company of Philadelphia through February 24, 2007 at Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts. (215) 893-3600 or
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A cornucopia of "œnew" classical music
Contrary to popular belief, we classical music lovers don’t spend our evenings listening to Beethoven’s Fifth over and over again, night after night. Consider the banquet of “old” musical novelties I consumed this past month.
Dolce Suono: Schulhoff Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass with Mimi Stillman, Burchard Tang, Emilio Gravagno. January 24, 2007 at Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt Dietrich Library, University of Pennsylvania. 215-898-7088 or
Dolce Suono: Schulhoff Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass with Mimi Stillman, Burchard Tang, Emilio Gravagno. January 24, 2007 at Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt Dietrich Library, University of Pennsylvania. 215-898-7088 or
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Jurowski conducts the Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski emerged as an attractive candidate to succeed Christoph Eschenbach as the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director. We don’t know enough yet about his range. Still, everything I’ve heard from Jurowski sounds assured and attractive.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Vladimir Jurowski conducting Rachmaninoff, Bruch and Stravinsky. David Kim, violin solo. February 2-9, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. 215. 893.1900 or
Philadelphia Orchestra: Vladimir Jurowski conducting Rachmaninoff, Bruch and Stravinsky. David Kim, violin solo. February 2-9, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. 215. 893.1900 or
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Contemporary concert alert
Mark your calendar for these adventures in contemporary music with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Penn Orchestra and the Kronos Quartet.