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Shattered Glass Ensemble in Review

Rondo Music Society presents Shattered Glass Ensemble Elizabeth Woo, violin soloist Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY May 7, 2013

Shattered Glass Ensemble at Carnegie Hall; photo credit: Brian Hatton

 

Shattered Glass, a sixteen member string orchestra sans conductor, is very much a product of the 21st century -marketing themselves [...]

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Los Angeles Youth Orchestra in Review

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg, artistic director and conductor Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 25th, 2013

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra

 

The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra arrived at Carnegie Hall and performed with great passion and dedication. They not only arrived at Carnegie, but as an organization and [...]

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The Sounds of War and Peace (DCINY): Chapter 2- The Music of Karl Jenkins

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) The Sounds of War and Peace: Chapter 2- The Music of Karl Jenkins Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, Music Director; Karl Jenkins, Composer-in-Residence. Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY January 21, 2013

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The Sounds of War and Peace (DCINY): Chapter 1 in Review

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) The Sounds of War and Peace: Chapter 1 Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International Francisco J. Núñez, composer/conductor; Jonathan Willcocks, composer/conductor Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY January 20, 2013

The Sounds of War and Peace: Chapter 1

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), [...]

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Duo Sirocco in Review

Duo Sirocco in Review Nathalie Houtman, recorders and xiao (chinese flute) Raphaël Collignon, harpsichord Pro Musicis Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 16, 2011

Duo Sirocco

What a wonderful and informative evening! More than just a concert of music for recorder and harpsichord, it was a virtuoso [...]

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Concert for Peace – Celebrating the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. (DCINY)

Concert for Peace – Celebrating the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Concerts International New York in Review (DCINY) Carnegie Hall, New York, NY January 17, 2011

DCINY

Distinguished Concerts International New York, or DCINY, as the group calls itself, rounds up choruses from around the world, brings them [...]

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Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Review

Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Review Christian Tetzlaff, Violinist and Leader Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 28, 2010

Christian Tetzlaff

Christian Tetzlaff is a brilliant violinist with a scholarly mind and a passionate heart. His repertoire ranges from the baroque to the present, and he is equally at home in recitals, [...]

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András Schiff & The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in Review

András Schiff, piano Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 26, 2010 The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Joseph Kalichstein, piano, Jaimie Laredo, violin, Sharon Robinson, cello Michael Tree, viola, Anthony McGill, clarinet Kaufman Auditorium, 92nd Street Y October 28, 2010

András Schiff

The 200th birthdays of Robert Schumann and Fredéric Chopin are being celebrated this [...]

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Mahler #5 Symphonies 1&4 in Review

Mahler #5 Symphonies 1&4 in Review Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, cond. Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 24, 2010

Valery Gergiev

[Mahler was an inveterate reviser; he subjected many of his works to years of sporadic major and minor emendations, sometimes beyond their premieres. The First and Fourth symphonies are [...]

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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Carnegie Hall, New York, NY September 30, 2010

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Photo Credit: Chris Lee

If the Orchestra’s first program was distinctly conventional, the second program was distinctly unusual: Bedrich Smetana’s six-part tone poem “Ma Vlást” (My [...]

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