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Tabita Berglund leads with compelling contrasts in her Houston Symphony debut
Concertmaster Yoonshin Song dazzles in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto CONCERT REVIEW: Houston Symphony January 24, 25 & 26, 2025 Jones Hall Houston, Texas – USA Houston Symphony, Tabita Berglund,...
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Love, longing, and liberation: Barton, Lipman, and Sanikidze unite Brahms,...
CONCERT REVIEW: Jamie Barton, Matthew Lipman & Tamar Sanikidze January 19, 2025 Spivey Hall Morrow, Georgia – USA Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Lipman, viola; Tamar Sanikidze, piano....
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Despite weather woes, Korevaar and Castro-Balbi deliver a recital of...
Bailey School of Music’s livestream made review possible amid winter’s icy grip. CONCERT REVIEW: Jesús Castro-Balbi & David Korevaar January 22, 2025 Morgan Hall, Bailey Performance Center...
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Snow business: ASO opens Beethoven Project with limited rehearsal, admirable...
CONCERT REVIEW: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra January 23 & 25, 2025 Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia – USA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor....
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Georgian Chamber Players warm Atlanta’s winter with Mozart, Beethoven, and...
CONCERT REVIEW: Georgian Chamber Players January 26, 2025 Trinity Presbyterian Church Atlanta, Georgia – USA Zachery Boeding, oboe; Jesse McCandless, clarinet; Cameron Bonner, bassoon; Andrew Burhans,...
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Creative consonance: The evolving collaboration of Robert Spano and Lauri...
Mark Gresham | 29 JAN 2025 FORT WORTH, Texas— In the anticipation that precedes an innovative performance, there’s an electric charge in the air, a silent promise of something extraordinary. This is...
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Paavo Järvi and Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich release their latest recording: a...
ALBUM REVIEW: Orff: Carmina Burana Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi, conductor; Alina Wunderlin, soprano; Max Emanuel Cenčić, countertenor; Russell Braun, baritone; Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Zürcher...
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JCSO’s ‘Heroes Among Us’ concert honors first responders with symphonic splendor
CONCERT REVIEW: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra January 25, 2025 Mount Pisgah Church Johns Creek, Georgia – USA Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra; Henry Cheng, conductor; David Fung, piano. Valerie...
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Gerhaher and Huber deliver a transcendent Schumann recital in Dallas
CONCERT REVIEW: Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber January 26, 2025 Moody Performance Hall Dallas, Texas – USA Christen Gerhaher, baritone; Gerold Huber, piano. Robert SCHUMANN: Selected Lieder...
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With ‘Florencia en el Amazonas,’ NC Opera shows (again) it can compete in the...
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: North Carolina Opera Friday, January 31 & February 2, 2025 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh, North Carolina – USA Daniel CATÁN: Florenzia en el Amazonas...
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A life in jazz: Gary Motley on influences, collaborations, and Emory’s 2025...
Mike Shaw | 2 FEB 2025 In anticipation of the 2025 Valentine’s weekend edition of the annual Emory University Jazz Fest, EarRelevant jazz writer Mike Shaw talked with Gary Motley, the founding director...
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FWSO and glo merge movement and music in a bold pairing of Russian masters
CONCERT REVIEW: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra January 31, and February 1 & 2, 2025 Bass Hall Fort Worth, Texas – USA Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor; glo, lauri stallings,...
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Atlanta Symphony’s “Beethoven Project” moves briskly through Symphonies 2 & 5
CONCERT REVIEW: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra January 30 & February 1 & 2, 2025 Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia – USA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Nathalie Stutzmann,...
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Opus Wine II blends Mozart and Syrah in intimate evening of Hausmusik
CONCERT REVIEW: Opus Wine II: Mozart & Syrah January 25, 2025 European Piano Academy of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia – USA Alejandra Sandoval, soprano;José Montañez, tenor; Boris Cepeda, piano;...
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‘The Glorious Ones’: Ensemble Chaconne delights with Baroque masterpieces in...
CONCERT REVIEW: Ensemble Chaconne January 26, 2025 St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church Marietta, Georgia – USA Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute; Carol Lewis, viola da...
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Twilight and transformation: The Atlanta Opera unveils an ambitious 2025-26...
Mark Gresham | 7 FEB 2025 ATLANTA, Georgia— The Atlanta Opera (TAO), under the executive and artistic direction of Tomer Zvulun, has revealed plans for its 2025-2026 season, emphasizing a theme of...
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Valčuha ignites Houston Symphony in a thrilling Italian operatic showcase
CONCERT REVIEW: Houston Symphony February 7 & 9, 2025 “Viva Italia!” Jones Hall Houston, Texas – USA Houston Symphony, Juraj Valčuha, conductor. Ottorino RESPIGHI: Overture to Belfagor Alfredo...
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Delyana Lazarova and ROCO deliver courageous premieres and a Beethoven...
CONCERT REVIEW: ROCO February 8, 2025 “Courageous” The Church of St. John the Divine Houston, Texas – USA ROCO. Delyana Lazarova, conductor; Clarice Assad, performer; Lara Downes, piano soloist;...
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Dallas Opera’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ reframes the myth through the lens of...
CONCERT REVIEW: The Dallas Opera February 7, 9(m), 12, 15, 2025 Winspear Opera House Dallas, Texas – USA Christoph Willibald GLUCK: Orpheus and Eurydice Emmanuel Villaume, conductor; Joachim...
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Spartanburg Philharmonic’s Espresso Series brews up a tasty Baroque treat
CONCERT REVIEW: Spartanburg Philharmonic January 31, 2025 “Go for Baroque” Chapman Cultural Center Spartanburg, South Carolina – USA Spartanburg Philharmonic. Joanna Mulfinger, concertmaster. Antonio...
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