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Orchestra members in tune with each other, despite their distance. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Mozart and Valerie Coleman

Listen to the wind

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest program brings together chamber-sized wind compositions by Mozart and Valerie Coleman. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Questioning the bounds of fantasy and reality: ‘A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy.’ (Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders’ JUNK present ‘A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy’

Masking modern moves

‘A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy’ reunites the Philadelphia Orchestra with Brian Sanders’ JUNK for an innovative concert with movement for home viewers. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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‘Blessed’ offers new and vital work, made at a distance. (Image courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents Courtney Bryan’s ‘Blessed’

A musical blessing

Courtney Bryan’s ‘Blessed,’ the second of four digital commissions from Opera Philadelphia, is a stirring exploration of Christian theology and present-day activism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Ebullient and distinctive: pianist Michelle Cann plays Florence Price with the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Rossini, Schubert, and Price

The Price is right

Pianist and Curtis professor Michelle Cann offers a passionate and technically flawless account of Florence Price’s Concerto in One Movement with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Laraaji laughs in his own world of sound. (Image courtesy of Bowerbird.)

Bowerbird’s Liminal States series presents Laraaji

A musical bedtime

Bowerbird presents multi-instrumentalist Laraaji in its Liminal States series, streaming concerts with an unlikely goal: to put the listener to sleep. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

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Countertenor John Holiday brings Frances Harper’s poem to life. (Photo courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents Tyshawn Sorey’s ‘Save the Boys’

Starving for these stories

Opera Philadelphia presents the latest from Tyshawn Sorey with ‘Save the Boys,’ an opera interpretation of a poem by abolitionist and Black women’s rights activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Satisfying performances for the Lunar New Year: conductor David Robertson and violinist Gil Shaham streaming with the orchestra from Verizon Hall. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a Lunar New Year Celebration Concert

A secret language in music

A Philadelphia Orchestra performance honors the Lunar New Year with two works by Chinese composers, including a tribute to the historic secret language of the women of China’s Hunan Province. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 4 minute read
Shockingly absent from the world stage, until now. (Image courtesy of Bridge Records.)

Bridge Records presents ‘Visca L’Amor: Catalan Art Songs of the 20th and 21st centuries’

A language lives in song

‘Visca L’Amor,’ a new recording made at the University of Delaware, restores a trove of Catalan musical treasures. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
An elegant and deeply felt performance from Benjamin Franklin Hall: pianist Brian Zeger and soprano Michelle Bradley at PCMS. (Photo by Matt Genders.)

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Michelle Bradley

A world of emotion

Soprano Michelle Bradley made a distinctive recital debut with Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, singing a wide-ranging program with elegance and flair. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Nathalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphians are already working well together. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘An Evening with Beethoven’

An evident rapport

Following her appointment as principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann makes her first appearance leading Beethoven on the Digital Stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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