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Wa Concerts Series presents “Beyond Space and Time” in Review
Charles Neidich, clarinet; Mohamed Shams, piano Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY January 26, 2020 It takes an artist of rare commitment, curiosity, and imagination to adapt three large French works for violin and piano, including both of Gabriel Fauré’s sonatas, to rendition by the clarinet. Such an artist is Charles Neidich, as anyone who…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents The Music of Sir Karl Jenkins in Review
Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sir Karl Jenkins, CBE, Composer-in-Residence Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Baidar Al Basri, ethnic music vocalist; Mikhail Veselov, cello; Claudia Chapa, mezzo-soprano; Hussein Janmohamed, Call to Prayers reciter Special Guest: Jeff Spurgeon, WQXR Radio Personality Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers international Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY…
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American Liszt Society Presents Yi Zhong and Joseph Kingma in Review
Yi Zhong and Joseph Kingma, pianists Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. (YASI) Piano Salon, New York, NY Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Two pianists shared a concert this week at the Yamaha Artists Services, Inc (YASI) piano salon on Fifth Avenue: Joseph Kingma, winner of the 2017 Liszt International Piano Competition in Ohio, and Yi Zhong, a…
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On Paganini’s Trail CD in Review
Edson Scheid, period violin Centaur Records CRC 3735 Recorded September 4, 6, and 8, 2018 at Martin Patrych Memorial Studios, Bronx, NY Produced and Engineered by Joseph Patrych On Paganini’s Trail… H. W. Ernst and more, played by violinist Edson Scheid, is a 2019 release on Centaur Records that many musicians will undoubtedly want to…
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Paulus Hook Music Foundation presents Shiqi Zhong in Review
Shiqi Zhong, Percussion Misha Piatigorsky, Piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY December 27, 2019 Well, here’s something I never thought would happen during that strange week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day: I attend a percussion recital and am moved to tears by its sheer beauty and excellence. The prodigious…
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The Sixth Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition Presents Gala Winners Recital in Review
Pianists Antoni Kleczek, Ukki Sachedina, Sua Lee, Katelyn Vahala, Tianle Chen, Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, New York, NY December 8, 2019 It is always a revelatory experience to hear the winners of the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competitions (TIBC), as this reviewer has done numerous times, and this year’s edition, the sixth, was…
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Alaria Chamber Ensemble in Review
Yuri Vodovoz, violin; David Oei, piano; Guest Artists Tzu-En Lee, viola; Julian Schwarz, cello; Donovan Stokes, double bass Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY December 8, 2019 It was a great joy to anticipate the Alaria Chamber Ensemble’s recital at Weill Hall this past weekend, for several reasons – among them the programming…
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Wa Concert Series presents “The Perilous Pursuit of Perfection: The Music of Anton Webern and J.S. Bach” in Review
Charles Neidich, Artistic Director, clarinet, basset horn; Ayako Oshima, clarinet, bass clarinet; Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Katie Hyun, violin; Fred Sherry, cello Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY December 8, 2019 Charles Neidich’s latest themed concert paired two masters of musical construction separated by two hundred years of music history: Anton Webern and J.S. Bach.…
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Peter Martin, Joseph Barry, and Laurence Pierron present White Christmas at the Triad: A celebration of the life and music of Irving Berlin
Adrienne Haan, chanteuse; Bart Shatto, vocalist Richard Danley, Music Director/Piano; Melanie LaPatin, Choreographer; Laurence Pierron, Original Idea Triad Theater, New York, NY December 5, 2019 I have reviewed Adrienne Haan several times in these pages- always with great pleasure. She is known as a performer with a flair for decadent Weimar-era cabaret and the like…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Sounds of the Season: The Music of Mark Hayes and Pepper Choplin in Review
Pepper Choplin, composer/conductor: Mark Hayes, composer/conductor; Todd Arant, Heather Choplin, narrators Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers International Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY December 2, 2019 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) concluded its 2019 concert season on December 2nd with a concert entitled Sounds of the Season: The Music of…