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A tragedy haunts the past and present in Met’s “Innocence”

Innocence is an opera that stands with the novels of J. G. Ballard and the films of Bertrand Bonello in exploring how ...
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With luminous Sibelius and rousing Strauss, Mäkelä and Chicago Symphony prepare to take it on the road

Klaus Mäkelä conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music of Sibelius and Richard Strauss Thursday night. Photo: Todd Rosenberg A pair of contrasted heroes made up the Chicago Symphony ...
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Light, warmth and mastery from Andsnes at Carnegie Hall

Leif Ove Andses performed a recital at Carnegie Hall Tuesday night. File photo: Stephanie Berger Tuesday night was frigid but there was ample warmth in Carnegie Hall, emanating from the stage where ...
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Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería serves up a lively evening in West Palm Beach

Pacho Flores performed trumpet concertos by Haydn and Paquito d’Rivera with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería Friday night at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. The trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores, a ...
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Nelsons, cast and BSO give heartfelt and idiomatic advocacy to Barber’s “Vanessa”

Jennifer Holloway (left) in the title role and Samantha Hankey as Erika in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, performed by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thursday night. Photo: Winslow Townson ...
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Mäkelä, CSO wrap year with bracing contemporary works, Beethoven and Schumann

The final Chicago Symphony Orchestra program of 2025 offered much to attract concertgoers: warhorses by Beethoven and Schumann as well as the subscription debut of pianist and Van Cliburn gold medal ...
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Grosvenor scales the heights with a trio of blockbusters for Chamber Music Maryland

Benjamin Grosvenor performed a recital for Chamber Music Maryland Sunday in Columbia. Photo: Marco Borggreve Chamber Music Maryland brought Benjamin Grosvenor back to the Horowitz Center in Columbia ...
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Florida Grand Opera’s “Silent Night” proves a rich and moving tale of common humanity

Alex DeSocio (Audebert), Kyle Albertson (Horstmayer) and Elijah William Brown (Jonathan Dale) in Kevin Puts’ Silent Night, presented by Florida Grand Opera at the Arsht Center in Miami. Photo: Lewis ...
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No slowing down for Gerard Schwarz, South Florida’s busiest conductor

Gerard Schwarz conducting the Palm Beach Symphony at a 2024 concert. Photo: IndieHouse Films When Gerard Schwarz was a teenage trumpet student, he dreamed of being a member of the New York ...
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Under Rouvali, Philharmonia sounds fresh and vital on 80th anniversary tour

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra Monday night at the Music Center at Strathmore. Photo: Marco Borggreve London’s Philharmonia Orchestra returned to the Washington area for ...
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Compelling Garrop premiere anchors Chicago Philharmonic’s Ear Taxi concert

Marta Aznavoorian was the the piano soloist in the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s Invictus with the Chicago Philharmonic Saturday night at the Harris Theater. Photo: Kyle Dunleavy Among the 210 ...
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Mäkelä returns to Chicago Symphony for a brilliant and blazing night of Berlioz

The burgeoning partnership of Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra seems to be growing closer, musically tighter and stronger and more effective overall with each successive performance.