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A fresh and uninhibited sound: Composer Missy Mazzoli. (Photo by Marylene Mey.)

Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)’

A galaxy of music

Flutist Chelsea Knox brought stunning virtuosity and artistic insight to a program that included Liebermann’s Flute Concerto, Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)’, and Dvořák’s dance-filled Symphony No. 8 in G Major. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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A years-long desire: Mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly onstage in Philly, with accompanist Julius Drake. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Dame Sarah Connolly

Nothing like a Dame

English mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly offered a recital both ravishing and intelligent at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Composer Kile Smith makes a time machine out of music in his new recording. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

The Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble presents Kile Smith’s ‘Canticle’

Delicate ecstasy

Composer and longtime BSR contributor Kile Smith demonstrates his mastery of choral music in a new recording, ‘Canticle,’ now available on CD or for download. Peter Burwasser reviews.

Peter Burwasser

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Back row, left to right: Grant Herreid, Priscilla Herreid, Joan Kimball, Greg Ingles, and Fiona Last of Piffaro. Front row: Sonnambula’s Jude Ziliak and Toma Iliev. (Photo courtesy of Piffaro.)

Piffaro and Sonnambula present ‘Dancers’ Delight’

A Renaissance in spring

This March evening of Renaissance dance music revives the fresh and artful sound of the era. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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At long last, the marauder goes down. Dennis Chmelensky and Vartan Gabrielian in ‘Don Giovanni.’ (Photo by Tobin Del Cuore.)

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present ‘Don Giovanni’

Missing the mark among #MeToo

Curtis Opera Theatre takes a gutsy chance by grappling with the thorny sexual politics of ‘Don Giovanni,’ but R.B. Schlather’s revisionist production often misses the mark. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 5 minute read
Not afraid of emotional risks at the keys: pianist Jan Lisiecki. (Photo by Christoph Köstlin.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents pianist Jan Lisiecki

The moods of Mendelssohn

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra brought fresh verve to Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, hwile Jan Lisiecki, one of the great emerging piano artists, dazzled in the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Articles 4 minute read
It’s looked better. The ensemble of ‘Cosí fan tutte’ at the Academy of Vocal Arts. (Photo by Don Valentino.)

The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Mozart’s ‘Cosí fan tutte’

Too much, wanting more

Exquisite singing and orchestral playing enliven a by-the-numbers production of ‘Cosí fan tutte’ at AVA. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 4 minute read
The young lord of the harpsichord: Jean Rondeau. (Photo by Katie Baillot.)

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents harpsichordist Jean Rondeau

Hoping for the harpsichord’s return

Rising early-music talent Jean Rondeau made a distinctive impression in PCMS’s first solo harpsichord recital. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann never drops the baton. (Photo by Simon Fowler.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Nathalie Stutzmann and Benjamin Grosvenor

Breaking the prophecy

Guest conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and a young pianist to listen for, Benjamin Grosvenor, joined the Philadelphia Orchestra with a fresh and lively touch for often-overlooked staples of the classical canon. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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One of the world’s most accomplished mandolinists: Caterina Lichtenberg. (Photo by Maria Camillo.)

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg

A marvelous mandolin

World-renowned mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg joined the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in a sparkly program of works by Vivaldi, Gaudioso, and other Baroque composers. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Articles 4 minute read