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Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas presents Dzmitry Ulasiuk in Review
Winners of the 25th (2017) International Chopin Piano Competition Dzmitry Ulasiuk, pianist Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall September 17, 2018 As a Winner of the 2017 International Chopin Piano Competition of the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas (Corpus Christi), Belarus-born pianist Dzmitry Ulasiuk (www.dzmitryulasiuk.com) took the stage of Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall…
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Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas presents Konrad Binienda in Review
Winners of the 25th (2017) International Chopin Piano Competition Konrad Binienda, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. New York, NY September 17, 2018 The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, based in Corpus Christi, serves as a valuable reminder that not all the piano action in that state is at the Cliburn competition in…
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(le) Poisson Rouge presents Taka Kigawa
Taka Kigawa, piano (le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY August 27, 2018 On August 27, 2018, pianist Taka Kigawa (www.takakigawa.com) presented a program called “Music of Aucoin, Furrer, Yamane, Berio” at (le) Poisson Rouge. It was to prove to be a fascinating experience of encountering music of up-and-coming talents (Aucoin and Yamane), an established…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Song/Play in Review
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras; Hanrich Claassen, Symphonic Conductor and Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras Music Director Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Cristian Grases and Francisco J. Núñez, Composers/Conductors Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY June 24, 2018 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) continued to celebrate its tenth anniversary with…
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Jason Sia in Review
Jason Sia, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Thursday, June 21, 2018 In the movie business, summertime is blockbuster time, so why should it be any different in the recital business? California-based pianist Jason Sia evidently thinks so, as he programmed a string of famous warhorses, with a few oddly…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Presents Spirit Journey in Review
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra/Distinguished Concerts Singers International; Pepper Choplin, Composer/Conductor; Mark Hayes, DCINY Composer-In-Residence; Kevin McBeth and Andy Waggoner, Guest Conductors; Leslie Mabe and Rachel Schutz, Sopranos; John Robert Green, Baritone; Steve Coldiron, Narrator Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presented yet another large-scale concert last weekend at Carnegie Hall, and as has often…
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The Alexander and Buono Foundation Presents Thomas Nickell and the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago in Review
Thomas Nickell, piano; The Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Mina Zikri, Conductor Jeff Glor, Anchor, CBS Evening News, Honorary Chair and Host Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY June 3, 2018 This past Sunday at Carnegie Hall brought some concert “firsts” for this reviewer (not counting the challenges of parades, protests, and resultant…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents The Sacred and Profane: Carmina Burana in Review
William C. Powell, Guest Conductor Rosephanye Powell, DCINY Composer-in-Residence, Narrator, and Soloist Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers International Penelope Shumate, soprano; Dillon McCartney, tenor; Keith Harris, baritone David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY May 28, 2018…
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Huizi Zhang Presents Hreizleriana in Review
Huizi Zhang, piano and toy piano Marc A. Scorca Hall, The National Opera Center, New York, NY May 26, 2018 The National Opera Center was the setting this weekend for a fascinating program by excellent young pianist, Huizi Zhang (www.huizizhang.com). Five recently composed works by four young composers with whom I’m not familiar –…