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The Scriabin Society of America presents Alexander Scriabin: The Russian Prometheus in Review
Alexander Scriabin: The Russian Prometheus Dmitry Rachmanov, piano Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY April 13, 2014 Dmitry Rachmanov’s all-Scriabin piano recital on Sunday, April 13, 2014, was indeed a “poem of ecstasy” in every sense: giant in conception, quantity, quality, execution, thoughtfulness, and sensitivity. Anchored by four of Scriabin’s ten piano…
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The Church of the Transfiguration presents: The Burning Fiery Furnace by Benjamin Britten in Review
The Burning Fiery Furnace by Benjamin Britten The Transfiguration Boys Choir, Claudia Dumschat, director The Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY March 28, 2014 The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as “The Little Church around the corner,” was the venue for a performance of the second of composer Benjamin Britten’s three Parables for…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents: Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz and Eric Whitacre in Review
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents: Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz and Eric Whitacre Distinguished Concerts Singers International; Eric Whitacre, composer /conductor; Stephen Schwartz, special guest artists; Ashley Brown, Sara Jean Ford, special guest performers; Tali Tadmor, piano Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center; New York, NY March 30, 2014 A concert…
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music: LX presents Claudia Galli and Grégory Moulin in Review
Richard Strauss–des racines et des ailes Claudia Galli, soprano; Grégory Moulin, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY March 11, 2014 In a recital presented by music:LX and the Consulate General of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, soprano Claudia Galli and pianist Gregory Moulin had the intriguing idea of an all-German…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Lust & La Femme Mystique: Carmina Burana and Music in Celebration of International Women’s Day in Review
Lust & La Femme Mystique: Carmina Burana and Music in Celebration of International Women’s Day Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International Hilary Apfelstadt, conductor; Vance George, Conductor Laureate Penelope Shumate, soprano; Dillon McCartney; tenor; Keith Harris, baritone Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center; New York, NY March 10, 2014 International Women’s Day was celebrated by Distinguished…
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MidAmerica Productions presents: Romance: German and French Romantic Music for Flute and Piano in Review
Romance: German and French Romantic Music for Flute and Piano Patrick Gallois, flute; Maria Prinz, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 6, 2014 MidAmerica Productions is one of the busiest concert presenters in New York, indeed worldwide. In my experience, their concerts are always on a high level and…
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New York Concert Artists and Associates presents Viviana Lasaracina, pianist in Review
Winner of 2013 Carnegie Debut Recital-Viviana Lasaracina, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY March 5, 2014 Viviana Lasaracina, a young Italian pianist currently studying in London, made an auspicious debut on March 5 in Weill Recital at Carnegie Hall in a program of works by Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Scriabin,…
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Star Concert Productions presents Carine Gutlerner, pianist in Review
Carine Gutlerner, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 25, 2014 Pianist, choral conductor, composer of film music, and visual artist, Franco-Belgian Carine Gutlerner is a person of many talents. One can sample her output in all these areas at her website www.carinegutlerner.com. In a program of Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Brahms,…