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Trifonov’s defiant, authoritative Prokofiev takes the prize in streamed program – Feb 23, 2021
Even globe-trotting pianists have had their touring plans curtailed during the […]
Philadelphia’s BalletX navigates uncertain times with ingenuity – Jan 21, 2021
Presenting dance performances during a global pandemic is a test of […]
Streaming CSO Sessions provide aural, visual balm to listeners in lockdown – Dec 18, 2020
Ten months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in […]
Dover Quartet launches Beethoven cycle with quicksilver elegance – Dec 16, 2020
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, nos. 1-6. Dover Quartet (Cedille, two […]
Albulescu brings vitality, balance to familiar Beethoven – Dec 10, 2020
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 5 “Emperor”; Eugene Albulescu, pianist […]
Polenzani kicks off a virtual Vocal Arts DC season with strong program – Dec 01, 2020
After hearing last spring that most of their subscribers did not […]
Seraphic Fire looks to the past for a pandemic season – Nov 06, 2020
The composers of Medieval and Renaissance Europe knew something about epidemics, […]
Haymarket Opera goes to Hollywood, opening 10th season with a filmic “Acis and Galatea” – Nov 02, 2020
For opera lovers, the live-music shutdown due to Covid-19 has been […]
Wu Han, Lincoln Center Chamber Society retool for a virtual broadcast season – Oct 23, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic canceled the end of last season and […]
Illinois Philharmonic opens season in exhilarating form with strings attached – Oct 19, 2020
All of us who are waiting impatiently for the return of […]
