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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at The Carnegie Hall Opening Gala
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Lang Lang, piano Carnegie Hall Opening Gala, New York, NY September 29, 2010 To launch its new season, Carnegie Hall invited the Vienna Philharmonic for four concerts, the first two conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the last two by Gustavo Dudamel. The Opening Night Gala also celebrated the Orchestra’s…
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Music at the Ballet? Really?
Ballet and Music Overheard before a performance of American Ballet Theater at the Metropolitan Opera House: Old lady to usher: “Where can I get one of those infra-red listening devices?” Usher (incredulously): “For the ballet?” Old lady (indignantly): “There’s an orchestra, isn’t there?” With another usher’s help, she got her device and departed contentedly, but the incident clearly…
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The 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival “Frog Kiss”
“Frog Kiss” The 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival Theatre at St. Clement’s, New York, NY October 4, 2010 Remaining Dates: October 6th, 10th, 11th and 13th “Frog Kiss”, a full musical production at the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival, is easy to embrace; it is hard to imagine anything more fun or memorable…
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Musica de Camara String Orchestra
Musica de Camara String Orchestra Roselin Pabón, conductor Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY September 25, 2010 Musica de Camara was established 31 years ago by the Puerto Rican soprano Eva de la O with a mission to present Hispanic music and musicians in concert. The organization has given several hundred performances in famous…
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Sound+Vision
Sound+Vision: At War Photographs from Iraq and Afghanistan by Chris Hondros Music of Johann Sebastian Bach Fusion Bande; Kenneth Hamrick, Artistic Director Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, NY September 29, 2010 According to American Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Chris Hondros, “Bach’s meditations on emotion and loss seamlessly apply to war, whether…
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Opening Night of The New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, music director and conductor Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, director and trumpet Opening Night Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY September 22, 2010 On the first concert of the Lincoln Center Fall season, the New York Philharmonic performed Strauss’s Don Juan, a most difficult score (it is used to audition string…
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International Keyboard Institute & Festival by Founder/Director Jerome Rose
On Sunday, August 1 the results of the Dorothy MacKenzie Scholarship Awards were announced at the International Keyboard Institute & Festival by Founder/Director Jerome Rose. The prizewinners performed a one hour recital in the final round of the competition which was open to those attending the full session of IKIF 2010. The winners were awarded…
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Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg
Great Performances Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg Telecast on PBS Channel 13, September 1, 2010 This “Odyssey” was a feast for eyes and ears. Viewers were guided by the American soprano Renée Fleming on walks through St. Petersburg’s streets and squares and on boat rides on its canals, and…