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Tempesta di Mare: The Nations
A Saturday night treat
Tempesta di Mare conducts a happy journey through 18th-century national music styles.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with pianist Helene Grimaud
The drama of Brahms
A clash of styles between pianist Hélène Grimaud and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin resulted in mesmerizing Brahms.
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2 minute read
The Chamber Orchestra features Edward Schultz
Fifteen strings and one lone flute
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presented a smorgasbord of string orchestra music and, in the process, bestowed some well-deserved recognition on one of the mainstays of the Philadelphia music scene, flutist Edward Schultz.
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3 minute read
Astral Artists and Network for New Music
Saxophones and butterflies
Astral Artists and the Network for New Music present new music from Europe, Algeria, Japan, and Philadelphia.
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4 minute read
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
Fresh insight born of long experience
As a last-minute replacement on the podium, Michael Tilson Thomas won over the audience with a classy program.
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3 minute read
Violinist Elizabeth Fayette plays four French composers
Young and promising
Elizabeth Fayette demonstrates that she possesses some of the most important qualities a violinist can bring to her work.
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3 minute read
PCMS presents the Modigliani Quartet
Saving the best for last
After a slow start, the Modigliani Quartet lived up to their reputation in a Perelman recital.
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4 minute read
The East Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s 'Cold Mountain' (second review)
From epic novel to operatic realization
Cold Mountain manages to retain enough of the grandiose proportions of plot, effects, and setting to satisfy the opera buffs while — largely though the words and music — a more humble humanity comes through.
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5 minute read
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
The one who got away
Guest conductor Vladimir Jurowski led the orchestra in a varied and challenging program that drew from it some of its best playing in years.
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4 minute read
Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble and Fine Art Music Company
Small but necessary
Philadelphia’s local music groups may be small, but they all have special strengths.
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3 minute read