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New Year traditions: Orchestra v. Mummers
Angela Meade — practical joker?
On New Year’s Eve, the customarily sedate Angela Meade pulled two tricks from her sleeve. The Mummers Parade, on the other hand, remains an unintentionally profound testament to the futility of human ambition.
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Piffaro, Tempesta di Mare, and Choral Arts team up
The merging of the eras
Piffaro and Tempesta di Mare joined forces with Choral Arts Philadelphia and proved the Renaissance and the Baroque can cooperate.
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1807 & Friends present premiere of Rudin's 'Circadia'
Friends of music
Throughout the years, 1807 & Friends has maintained a thrillingly high level of artistic quality. Their guests join the core ensemble as friends, egos set aside: Honoring the composer is the order of the day.
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On bar fights and the act of composing
De profundis
The piece was rooted deep and that allowed the music to move quickly and lightly. It’s strong now, but doesn’t bellow. The music won’t call attention to itself, and that’s just how I like it.
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Bruce Springsteen, 'The River'
Bruce Springsteen and the roadmap to adulthood
For many of us, The River served as a roadmap to adulthood and beyond, helping us become the people we would be for the rest of our lives. Isn’t that the definition of great art?
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Reconsidering Sibelius
One of the 20th century’s greatest composers is saluted on his 150th birthday, while some critics are questioning his reputation.
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Orchestra performs Handel’s 'Messiah'
Beyond Handel’s dreams
For all his exuberant ambition, in this Messiah Yannick subordinated himself and his orchestra to that most beautiful of all instruments, the human voice.
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The Dover Quartet at the Kimmel Center
Night pieces
The Dover Quartet is a terrific young group that should be giving pleasure for many years to come.
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A jazz performance renaissance in Philadelphia
The beat goes on
After many years when it was hard to find live jazz, it's again being heard all around Philly.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with Hilary Hahn
A spicy menu of works
The Philadelphia Orchestra cooked up a sizzling Carmen Suite No. 1 by Bizet, a delicious Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 4 played to perfection by Hilary Hahn, and a thankfully rare performance of the complete Firebird ballet, flat as a pancake until a searing finale almost saved the day.
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