Music
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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s chamber series presents ‘Lift Off!’
To the beat of a different drum
In an unusual and engaging show, the percussionists of the Delaware Symphony pounded those winter blues away. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens
You heard it here first
Opera superstars Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens kick off a multi-city recital tour with PCMS at the Kimmel. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Variant 6 presents ‘Fall and Decline’ at the Rotunda
When voices span centuries
With ‘Fall and Decline,’ Variant 6 successfully straddles the centuries. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Network for New Music presents ‘Millennial Music’
Brave new world
Six pieces by composers of the millennial generation, including two world premieres commissioned by Network for New Music, prove that contemporary music is in good hands. Margaret Darby reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘A Space Odyssey’ with Esa-Pekka Salonen
Miraculous music
Classical music superstar Esa-Pekka Salonen led the Philadelphia Orchestra in a thrilling program of Bartók and Strauss. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia presents Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear
Opera Philadelphia presents the U.S. premiere of Robert Carsen’s whimsical, well-traveled ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Future of Jazz Piano presents Sullivan Fortner
The new generation of jazz
Second of three artists featured in the Future of Jazz Piano series at St. Stephen’s, Sullivan Fortner shows virtuosic verve and promises a bright future — both for jazz and the concert series. Helen Walsh reviews.
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Princeton University Concerts presents Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’
Music beyond time and space
It’s impossible to recreate the premiere of Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ — nor would we want to — but anyone who heard it at a recent Princeton University Concerts performance recognizes a transcendent experience. Linda Holt reviews.
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Tempesta di Mare presents ‘Broken Consort: Music from Elizabethan and Restoration Era London’
A heavenly noyse
Back in Renaissance and Restoration England, combining different instruments became all the rage in chamber concerts, and Tempesta di Mare captured the hits of the era. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Fine Art Music Company presents ‘War of the Romantics, Part 1’
Romantic transports
The Fine Art Music Company presented an afternoon of 19th-century Romantic salon favorites, featuring impressive performances by three virtuoso musicians. Linda Holt reviews.
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