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Pianist Jonathan Biss at the Kimmel
Clash of the titans
Jonathan Biss presented an unusually wide range of material, beautifully arranged and performed, in his recital at Perelman, on his way to repeating the program at Carnegie Hall.
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Relâche in Residence at the Penn Museum
Mummy movie music
I don’t know what effect Lubitsch’s film had on audiences in 1918, but in 2015 there was a fair amount of giggling. Though short on fright and mummies, the film and its thoroughly enjoyable score left no one disappointed.
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'The Merry Widow' at the Met
Renée Fleming, Susan Stroman: What could possibly go wrong?
The Merry Widow looked as if it would be the big hit of this Metropolitan Opera season. But it disappointed me and most other critics. What went wrong?
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Heidegger and the Super Bowl
Thinking football
It might be possible to argue that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is the Heidegger of football, if anyone could actually figure out what Belichick is thinking.
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All-Mozart program by the Chamber Orchestra
A well-balanced afternoon with Mozart
A pair of last-minute substitutes led the Chamber Orchestra’s latest visit to Mozartland.
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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Russian concerts
How Russians stay warm in January
To combat January’s frost, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra set Verizon Hall ablaze with glowing performances of lush compositions from the Russian Empire’s opulent days.
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How to have a career as a composer, in 10 easy steps
If you’re a composer, or would like to become one, just follow these steps, and I’ll be content, knowing I’ve done my part to make life easier for at least one composer.
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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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