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Juilliard School Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series presents Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo in Review
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano Paul Recital Hall, Juilliard School, New York, NY March 18, 2019 The Juilliard School’s faculty recital series presented the “two Jons” on Monday night in Paul Hall at the school: world-renowned clarinetist Jon Manasse, and equally celebrated pianist Jon Nakamatsu, who, as Mr. Manasse drolly put it in…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Presents Magnificat in Review
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International; Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor; Nancy Menk, Guest Conductor; Claire Leyden, Soprano; Lindsey Anderson, Mezzo-Soprano; Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 17, 2019 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presented another large-scale concert this weekend, entitled Magnificat:…
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A Splendid Torch – Two Evenings in New York
George Bernard Shaw wrote that “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” Saint Patrick’s Day seems a good time to remember these words of the wise Dubliner, and two age-defying performances in New York this past weekend seemed to support that saying. One was a play at…
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Florida State University presents Ian Hobson in Review
Ian Hobson, piano Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 11, 2019 Pianist Ian Hobson played a wide-ranging, difficult recital at Zankel Hall on March 11th, which made me answer the following questions in the affirmative: Can a pianist with immense bravura technique also, 1) be intellectually probing, 2)…
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Key Pianists presents Jason Hardink in Review
Jason Hardink, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 26, 2019 Jason Hardink demonstrated why he deserves to be known as a “key” pianist on Tuesday evening to a nearly-full house at Weill Recital Hall. He made the strongest impression in the thorny 20th century works that he has made…
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Wa Concert Series presents Old is New: Historical Instruments with Cynthia Roberts in Review
Charles Neidich, artistic director, clarinet; Ayako Oshima, clarinet; Cynthia Roberts, violin; William Purvis, French horn; Chloe Fedor, violin; Edson Sheid, viola; Madeline Bouissou, cello Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY February 23, 2019 New York’s intimate and impeccable Wa Concert Series continued its standard of excellence, while opening ears and hearts with a beautiful…
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Hwaseong City Music Competition Presents New Artists Concert in Review
Hwaseong City Chamber Orchestra with featured winning soloists Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 21, 2019 Though many decry what seems to be a cultural decline and lack of discipline in today’s younger generation, there are always rays of hope, and this listener encountered a dozen of them this…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Presents Lux et Amor: Music of Dan Forrest and Ola Gjeilo in Review
Dan Forrest, DCINY Composer-in-Residence, Ola Gjeilo, DCINY Composer-in-Residence and Pianist; Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International; James M. Meaders and Gary A. Weidenaar, Guest Conductors; Estelí Gomez, Soprano; Langley High School Concert Band (VA); Doug Martin, Director; Kyle Harrington, Assistant Director; Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 18,…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Presents The Music of Sir Karl Jenkins: A 75th Birthday Celebration
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International, Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Sir Karl Jenkins, CBE, DCINY Composer-in-Residence Baidar Al Basri, Ethnic Music Vocalist; Sara Couden, Contralto Elliott Forrest, WQXR Radio Personality Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY January 21, 2019 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presented another spectacular…