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Art Garfunkel in concert at the Keswick Theatre
Troubled water, bridge out
Art Garfunkel used to sing, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” This month, his Keswick Theatre audience asked a similar question. Steve Cohen reviews.
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Remembering Buddy Rich on his centenary birthday
The "world's greatest drummer" hits 100
On the 100th anniversary of Buddy Rich's birth, Bruce Klauber remembers the jazz drummer and what set him apart from everyone else.
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Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's 'Rossini, Gounod, and Stories for Piano and Orchestra'
Two new works, one success
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia marries the old with the new, with less than complete success. Tom Purdom reviews.
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Pauline Oliveros: A remembrance
Learning to listen
Experimental music pioneer Pauline Oliveros died on Thanksgiving morning. Her Relâche Ensemble collaborator and friend Joseph Franklin remembers the woman and her work.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with Yefim Bronfman (second review)
Russian resurrections
Robert Zaller dives into the intriguing stories behind Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4, both performed this week by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Rittenhouse Soundworks's first annual Philadelphia Rhythm Festival
Philly's got rhythm
Rittenhouse Soundworks's first annual Philadelphia Rhythm Festival went off with a bang, some tapping, body percussion, drumming, and more. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with Yefim Bronfman (first review)
Powerful insights of Soviet-era composers
Two astonishing Soviet-era compositions by Prokofiev and Shostakovich bring out the best in pianist Yafim Bronfman and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Linda Holt reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with Gianandrea Noseda and Alexander Toradze
Reveling in Ravel
Guest conductor Gianandrea Noseda, soon to lead the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, led the Philadelphia Orchestra in a lively program of Petrassi, Ravel, and Beethoven, while Alexander Toradze brought flair to his piano performance. Linda Holt reviews.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents four pianists with two pianos
Forty fingers flying
Four of Philadelphia’s leading pianists conduct a two-piano field day. Tom Purdom reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with organist Paul Jacobs (second review)
A rocking Rouse world premiere and more
Organist Paul Jacobs joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in Christopher Rouse's Organ Symphony, the Barber 'Toccata Festiva,' and Saint-Saëns’s beloved Organ Symphony. Linda Holt reviews.
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