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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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3 minute read
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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3 minute read
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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3 minute read
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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4 minute read
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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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4 minute read
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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4 minute read
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Alpha and Omega’
Endings and beginnings
Beautiful singing, the soul of Russia, and a Nordic surprise marked the ‘Alpha and Omega’ program at the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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3 minute read
The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Antonín Dvořák’s ‘Rusalka’
The truth about human romance
Academy of Vocal Arts tackles a dark fairy tale with Antonín Dvořák’s ‘Rusalka.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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3 minute read
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Music of Faith’
A religious experience
In ‘Music of Faith,’ Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra considered religious influences on Bernstein and Rossini. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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4 minute read