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Mäkelä and Concertgebouw signal the start of a beautiful friendship in DC
Klaus Mäkelä will become chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the start of the 2027-2028 season. (At the ...
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Mäkelä, Concertgebouw deliver impassioned Schoenberg, remarkable Mahler at Carnegie
Love was in the air Saturday night at Carnegie Hall, as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, led by its chief conductor ...
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Berlin Philharmonic nearly reaches the summit in Bruckner’s Fifth
Bruckner’s Fifth is one of his greatest symphonies, and his most important. Never modified once finished, it’s the moment ...
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A first-rate cast brings the romance and heartache to Met’s “Bohème”
For this initial run, the strong cast offers soprano Ailyn Pérez as Mimi, tenor Dmytro Popov as Rodolfo, baritone Boris ...
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Trifonov launches CSO residency with faultless virtuosity and insight
Two sonatas, each in four movements and separated by 84 years, formed the twin pillars of Daniil Trifonov’s recital Sunday ...
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Opening U.S tour, the Berlin Philharmonic lives up to its name in Washington
Fortunately, the Philharmonic found Benjamin Beilman to take up the bow in her stead. Born in D.C., he grew up in Chicago and Ann Arbor before attending the Curtis Institute of Music. He has played ...
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Bates Piano Concerto proves an instant classic in Trifonov’s debut recording
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit. Manfred Honeck/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Reference). Daniil Trifonov’s most recent release, “My American Story” offers a welcome, wide-ranging ...
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Blazing Copland, Kirchner highlight AMP’s 10th anniversary finale
Emiko Edwards performed a program of American piano music Sunday afternoon at Ganz Hall. Photo: AMP In collaboration with AMP founder Lawrence A. Johnson (editor of this site and its affiliates), ...