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The Dover Quartet: Young musicians, timeless skill. (Photo courtesy of the Curtis Institute of Music)

The Dover Quartet at the Curtis Institute of Music

Youth will be served

The Dover Quartet comes home to the Curtis Institute of Music and makes it an occasion to remember. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Lyric Fest's very grand finale. (Photo by Pete Checchia)

Lyric Fest presents 'Music in the White House'

Music hall of the nation

Lyric Fest looks at the music played over the centuries in the White House, and the nation that music portrays. Tom Purdom reviews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Choong-jin Chang and his beloved viola. (Photo by Jessica Griffin)

Week three of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival

Berlioz and Ravel on the move

The third and final week of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival included a (literally) moving performance from violist Choong-jin Chang. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Tempesta di Mare, instruments at the ready. (Photo courtesy of Tempesta di Mare)

Choral Arts' Bach @ 7 and Tempesta di Mare's Sara and Her Sisters

Location, location, location

Bach @ 7 and Tempesta di Mare take advantage of Philadelphia’s wealth of potential concert sites. Tom Purdom reviews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Sisters Nadia (left) and Lili Boulanger in 1913. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Week two of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival (second review)

Ladies first

Week two of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival brought a pleasant surprise at the top of the bill. Steve Cohen reviews.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Louis Lortie, chic and ready for Chopin. (Photo by Elias)

Week two of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival (first review)

Rich Chopin, playful 'Petrushka'

For week two of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival, Yannick Nézet-Séguin brought in French-Canadian Chopin specialist Louis Lortie. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Vanessa Williams has plenty to say and sing. (Photo courtesy of the Kimmel Center)

Broadway Up Close: Vanessa Williams, hosted by Seth Rudetsky

Up close and very personal

The Kimmel Center's Broadway Up Close series featured Vanessa Williams hosted by Seth Rudetsky. But did the interview format do her talents justice? SaraKay Smullens reviews.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

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The Escher Quartet takes Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Chamber Music Society)

PCMS presents the Escher Quartet

A fine Philly debut

Thanks to the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Escher Quartet made its debut in Philadelphia. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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The Daedalus Quartet in repose. (Photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

The Penn Museum's 'Black Angels and Secrets: An Extraordinary Evening with the Daedalus Quartet'

Spacey music

Daedalus String Quartet (and friends) present three works by living composers, two designed to interact with the unique acoustics of the Chinese Rotunda at the Penn Museum, and a fresh look at a contemporary classic. Peter Burwasser reviews.

Peter Burwasser

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The Paris Festival is missing a certain je ne sais quois. (Photo via Creative Commons/Flickr)

Week One of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival

Ou sont les Parisiens?

Week one of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival brought composers from far beyond the city's limits. Was it too far-flung? Steve Cohen reviews.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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