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Rufus Wainwright at Penn
Rock star Rufus Wainwright is the gay man straight women want to sleep with and straight males watch to discover his secret.
Rufus Wainwright with Jill Stevenson. Oct. 6, 2006 at Irvine Auditorium,
University of Pennsylvania Campus (34th and Spruce St.). www.rufuswainwright.com.
Rufus Wainwright with Jill Stevenson. Oct. 6, 2006 at Irvine Auditorium,
University of Pennsylvania Campus (34th and Spruce St.). www.rufuswainwright.com.
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Chamber Orchestra's Shostakovich
The much-persecuted Dmitri Shostakovich was served heaping portions of artistic justice for his 100th birthday. As conducted by Ignat Solzhenitsyn and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the four works soared with bold statements and rich subtleties, bringing forth every emotional dimension and texture.
Shostakovich Centennial Celebration. Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. September 25, 2006, at Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center. (215) 545-5451 or
Shostakovich Centennial Celebration. Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. September 25, 2006, at Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center. (215) 545-5451 or
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Eschenbach pro and con
The Inquirer’s Peter Dobrin says Christoph Eschenbach should go because the Philadelphia Orchestra’s musicians don’t like him. Is Dobrin too young to remember legendary martinets like Fritz Reiner and George Szell?
Critic's choices for 2006-07
Contrary to his earlier declaration, our music critic finds a way to attend the Philadelphia Orchestra’s concerts this year after all. Some of them, at least. Here's his concert schedule for 2006-07.
Nancy Wilson at Verizon Hall
These days Nancy Wilson takes a while to get her act together. Or is that part of her act? Once she gets going, Wilson's audience sees a jazz diva in the full bloom of autumn, but with all the heart of spring.
Nancy Wilson. Opening of Kimmel Center’s Mellon Jazz Fridays series, at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, September 15, 2006. www.kimmelcenter.org.
Nancy Wilson. Opening of Kimmel Center’s Mellon Jazz Fridays series, at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, September 15, 2006. www.kimmelcenter.org.
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A feast from the Chamber Music Society
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society reminds me of Southwest or Frontier Airlines competing against a legacy carrier: the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Orchestra can’t come close to meeting PCMS’s prices or to offering its richness of repertory. And not a single PCMS ticket is priced above $22.
Chamber music lovers' alert
Heads-up for chamber music lovers: Two dates to circle for next season
If you’re looking for an opportunity to hear some of the greatest chamber music masterpieces— works that are much too rarely performed— here are two dates to circle on your calendar in 2007.
My problem with Denyce Graves
The celebrated mezzo-soprano lacks the magnetic star quality that seizes an audience by the throat, as she demonstrated yet again in a guest appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Music Center.
Denyce Graves with the Philadelphia Orchestra. At Mann Music Center, July 19, 2006. www.philorch.org.
Denyce Graves with the Philadelphia Orchestra. At Mann Music Center, July 19, 2006. www.philorch.org.
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Emanuel Ax plays the 'Emperor' Concerto
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, performed by Emanuel Ax with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Mann Center, June 21, 2006. www.philorch.org.
All this, plus the Yankees and the summer solstice, too.
All this, plus the Yankees and the summer solstice, too.
Fresh insight into Eschenbach
In an old recording of Beethoven’s last piano sonata, our critic finds a link between Christoph Eschenbach and Thomas Mann’s fictitious stammering organ professor Wendell Kretschmar. And then he encounters Mitsuko Uchida.