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Carlos Perez, guitar
Carlos Perez, guitar Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 18, 2010 Guitarist Carlos Perez, a native of Chile, presented a potpourri of composers from Bach to Rodrigo on his recital. He performed entirely from memory. Rodrigo’s Elogio de la Guitarra is wonderfully inventive, and Perez played it with much flavor and…
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University of Louisville Grawemeyer Players
University of Louisville Grawemeyer Players Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY March 9, 2010 After a fascinating and thorough pre-concert lecture by composer Augusta Read Thomas, in which she discussed the relevance and mission of classical contemporary concert music and how the University of Louisville School of Music’s Grawemeyer Award— celebrating an…
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Benefit Concert for Haiti
Benefit Concert for Haiti Xu Hui, piano; Frank Lévy, piano; Andy McCullough, tenor Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 22, 2010 In the wake of Haiti’s disastrous earthquake, it is heartening to see numerous concerts by musicians joining forces to raise funds, and a recital by Xu Hui and Frank Lévy…
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SoNoRo Festival Bucharest
Ensemble Raro:Diana Ketler, piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Razvan Popovici, viola; Bernhard Naoki Heidenborg, cello; Roxana Constantinescu, guest mezzo-soprano Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall New York, NY February 16, 2010 Formed in 2004, Ensemble Raro (named after Master Raro, the wise old arbiter of Schumann’s imaginary Davidsbündler) must be one of the best, most versatile young…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York – Love, Lust, and Light: A Valentine’s Day Concert
Distinguished Concerts International New York – Love, Lust, and Light: A Valentine’s Day Concert Love, Lust, and Light: A Valentine’s Day Concert Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York, NY February 14, 2010 After hearing this concert, I am happy to report that high quality choral singing in the United States is flourishing. In my review…
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Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet; Ofer Canetti, cello; Maria Prinz, piano
Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet; Ofer Canetti, cello; Maria Prinz, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 11, 2010 Three musicians from different corners of the world, Maria Prinz from Bulgaria; Denitsa Laffchieva from Bulgaria—but residing in London; and Ofer Canetti from Israel, converged recently to perform a program of Debussy, Strauss and…
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Musica de Camara String Ensemble
Musica de Camara String Ensemble Christian Colberg, conductor The Cathedral of St. Patrick’s February 11, 2010 The soloists who participated in this concert “Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence in Classical Music” were fine ambassadors of Musica de Camara’s mission to present “Puerto Rican and Hispanic classical musicians in concert.” And the Musica de Camara String…
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The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony David Bernard, conductor Sirena Huang, violin All Saints Church, New York, NY February 7, 2010 Sirena Huang was the featured soloist, and despite her fifteen years of age, she played Saint-Saens’ Third Violin Concerto like a seasoned pro. Not only did Sirena confidently “nail” the…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York – “Music on Canvas, 57×7”
Distinguished Concerts International New York “Music on Canvas, 57×7” Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY January 23, 2010 An enjoyable presentation of music and art—and even fashion—entitled: “Music on Canvas, 57×7” took place on January 23rd at… (Actually, the numbers in the title cleverly indicate the concert’s location, so take a guess.)…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York – Concert For Peace
Distinguished Concerts International New York Concert for Peace Celebrating the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center January 18, 2010 This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day concert was presented by Distinguished Concerts International of New York (DCINY) and featured choirs from the United States and Canada, six vocal soloists, a large…