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Oberlin Orchestra in Review

Oberlin Orchestra Raphael Jimenez, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano Carnegie Hall January 19, 2013

Oberlin Orchestra; Photo Credit: Chris Lee

The Oberlin Orchestra sounded polished and impressive in their Carnegie Hall Concert on January 19th. The music was challenging, including Ravel’s “La Valse” and Stravinsky’s “Firebird” (1919), and the young players rose to [...]

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Park Avenue Chamber Symphony in Review

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony David Bernard, Conductor Terry Eder, Piano All Saints Church, New York October 28, 2012

David Bernard conducting the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony – Photographer: Matt Dine

 

Where do musically inclined Manhattanites go to exorcise their day-job demons when they would prefer following a conductor to watching one [...]

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“This Shining Night”: The Music of Whitacre and Lauridsen in Review

Presented by DCINY Distinguished Concerts Singers International Eric Whitacre, conductor Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY April 1, 2012

This Shining Night: The Music of Lauridsen and Whitacre. Photo Credit: DCINY Production/Richard Termine

 

Eric Whitacre conducted amazingly well-prepared choruses in presentations of his music, which ranged from 1992 to [...]

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New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano; Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone; New York Choral Artists: Joseph Flummerfelt, director Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY June 26, 2010

Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert’s first season as the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director ended as adventurously [...]

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Live from the MET: Simone Boccanegra

Live from the MET : “Simone Boccanegra” James Levine, conductor Placido Domingo, baritone, as Simone Boccanegra Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano, as Amelia Marcello Giordani, tenor, as Gabriele Adorno James Morris, bass-baritone, as Jacopo Fiesco Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY PBS Telecast June 20, 2010

Placido Domingo – Photo Credit Brent Ness -

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Long Island Philharmonic

Long Island Philharmonic David Stewart Wiley, conductor Joseph Kalichstein, piano Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, New York June 19, 2010

Long Island Philharmonic

The Long Island Philharmonic has had four Music Directors since its founding in 1979, but none of them has been as effective at communicating intimate, nuanced music with [...]

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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY)

DCINY Spirit Journey: The Journey from Africa to America The Lincoln Gospel Choir; Swingsations Jazz Choir Darcy Reese, Conductor Robert Robinson and the Twin Cities Gospel Choir Patricia Brown, Choreographer; Ahanti Young, Drummer The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall; Jazz at Lincoln Center; New York, NY June 18, 2010

The Spirit [...]

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New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY June 12, 2010

Alan Gilbert

This concert was the first of three to be conducted by Alan Gilbert this month to conclude his opening season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. His adventurous, imaginative programming [...]

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Temple University Symphony Orchestra

Temple University Symphony Orchestra Louis Biava, conductor; Terell Stafford, trumpet Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY April 9, 2010

This concert “celebrated the American creative spirit” by combining photography and music. The program featured the “three B’s” American style – Barber, Bernstein, and Brubeck (Dave and his son Chris) – and included two New York [...]

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