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Angela Meade is popular, but this recital didn't make her case. (Photo by Faye Fox.)

PCMS presents 'Angela Meade, Soprano, and Danielle Orlando, Piano'

Prima la musica, poi le parole

Angela Meade’s PCMS debut was heavy on vocal pyrotechnics but light on musical introspection. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Denève: How many time zones in China? (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve concert

Still the best party in town

On New Year’s Eve, conductor Stéphane Denève managed the impressive feat of relieving his sellout Philadelphia Orchestra audience of any thoughts of Donald Trump or sexual harassment. Dan Rottenberg reviews.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, from the title page of 'Fiori poetici,' a 1644 book of commemorative poems for his funeral. (Image via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Choral Arts Philadelphia presents Monteverdi's 'Vespro Della Beata Vergin 1610'

Monteverdi's modernity

The performance of a 17th-century composer in a historically informed rendition proves Claudio Monteverdi sounds excitingly modern even in the 21st century. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

Articles 3 minute read
PRISM Quartet. (Photo by Jacqueline Hanna.)

PRISM Quartet's 'Color Theory, Music for Saxophones, Percussion and Harry Partch Instruments'

Four saxophones, percussion, and the junkyard band

PRISM Quartet joins forces with a plethora of musicians, composers, and highly unusual instruments. Peter Burwasser likes what he hears.

Peter Burwasser

Articles 3 minute read
Conductor Cristian Măcelaru brought the noise but not the funk. (Photo by Adriane White.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Handel's 'Messiah'

Meh 'Messiah'

Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual presentation of Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ under the baton of Cristian Măcelaru, offered few reasons to shout "Hallelujah." Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Soloist Jessica Beebe accompanies Piffaro's Christmas concert. (Photo by Bill DiCecca

Piffaro presents 'Es ist ein Ros, A German Renaissance Christmas'

A very Renaissance Christmas

Piffaro's 'Es ist ein Ros, A German Renaissance Christmas,' celebrated holiday music from the German Reformation. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Mazzie and Danieley brought familiarity and emotion to their concert. (Photo by Mike Sharkey.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley

Their love is here to stay

Broadway powerhouses Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley bring their intimate cabaret to Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read

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Violinist Hilary Hahn brought great refinement and feeling to her solo. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Hilary Hahn Plays Bernstein'

Plato and friends

The Philadelphia Orchestra's 'Hilary Hahn Plays Bernstein' program spanned three centuries and included ancient influences. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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L to R: Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Paul Watkins, cello. (Photo by Lisa Mazzucco.)

PCMS presents the Emerson Quartet

The art of grief

The Philadelphia premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s ‘Shroud’ lifted an otherwise banal PCMS program from Emerson String Quartet. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Runnicles picks up the baton for the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Photo by Simon Pauly.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Runnicles Conducts Mozart'

From Gloucestershire to Venusburg

Donald Runnicles’s Philadelphia Orchestra program takes listeners on a musical trip around Europe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read