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Dolce Suono's tribute to Julius Baker
A celebration of musical genealogy
Mimi Stillman presents an imaginative tribute to the musician she considers “another grandfather.”
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Nice music
Nice music mimics the past, thrives on expectations, and never breaks ground. It won’t make you think, though it might make you feel nostalgic or sentimental. It never makes you listen, since there’s nothing to hear.
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Hilary Hahn, Robert deMaine, and Natalie Zhu
The soloist plays with a team
Hilary Hahn offers local audiences a rare chance to hear her play in a chamber ensemble and demonstrates, once again, the all-important virtue that’s made her an international star.
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Three Bach concerts
Transcending the parochial
Why would almost 500 people listen to six Bach cantatas on New Year’s Eve and feel they had a good time?
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Terry Riley's 'In C' at the Kimmel Center
In C in the round
A retro-themed performance marked the 50th anniversary of Terry Riley's In C, a foundational piece of minimalist music.
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Cirque de la Symphonie at Verizon Hall
Odd couple
What could be more ridiculous than gymnasts and jugglers performing with a world-class symphonic orchestra? Did I mention that I had a great time?
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Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve concert
Party boy
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve concert rarely delivers momentous musical insight. It does, however, reveal a critical distinction between Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his illustrious predecessors.
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Remembering Buddy DeFranco
A cool cat and a great guy
Buddy DeFranco brought the clarinet to bebop, and the world was better for it.
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Piffaro's holiday concert, Mediterranean Holiday
A Christmas card from Renaissance Naples
Piffaro presented a Christmas program that emphasized the gentler moods of the season.
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Met’s ‘Die Meistersinger' in HDTV
Why Die Meistersinger matters
Dare anyone criticize Die Meistersinger? Yes, constantly — because many critics miss Wagner’s point: to bring to life the details of a specific German city at a particular time when religious custom mattered more than nationalism.
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