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Orchestra chooses Dutoit

Charles Dutoit, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s choice as interim leader, may have antagonized his musicians and impulsively quit two conducting posts. But as I learned in the course of tangling with him, he’s also a dependable professional who’s capable of eliciting great performances. In short: The right man for an interim job.

Steve Cohen

Feb 24, 2007 Articles 5 minute read

Orchestra chooses Dutoit

Charles Dutoit, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s choice as interim leader, may have antagonized his musicians and impulsively quit two conducting posts. But as I learned in the course of tangling with him, he’s also a dependable professional who’s capable of eliciting great performances. In short: The right man for an interim job.

Steve Cohen

Feb 24, 2007 Articles 4 minute read

"Stormy Weather' at the Prince

Lena Horne’s saga is much more than a rags-to-riches success story. Add to this a hit parade of songs associated with Horne’s career and you have an evening that’s pleasurable and satisfying, except for the frustration of seeing Leslie Uggams on stage with few songs to sing.

Stormy Weather: Imagining Lena Horne. By Sharleen Cohen Cooper; directed by Michael Bush. Through March 4, 2007 at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., (215) 569-9700 or

Steve Cohen

Feb 24, 2007 Articles 2 minute read

OCP's "Porgy and Bess' (second review)

I was excited to attend an uncut production of Porgy and Bess, until I attended it. George Gershwin himself would have cut this version— and in fact he attempted to do so before his untimely death.

Porgy and Bess. Music by George Gershwin; libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; directed by Walter Dallas. Presented by Opera Company of Philadelphia through February 24, 2007 at Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts. (215) 893-3600 or

Steve Cohen

Feb 24, 2007 Articles 4 minute read

A cornucopia of "œnew" classical music

Contrary to popular belief, we classical music lovers don’t spend our evenings listening to Beethoven’s Fifth over and over again, night after night. Consider the banquet of “old” musical novelties I consumed this past month.

Dolce Suono: Schulhoff Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass with Mimi Stillman, Burchard Tang, Emilio Gravagno. January 24, 2007 at Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt Dietrich Library, University of Pennsylvania. 215-898-7088 or

Tom Purdom

Feb 17, 2007 Articles 7 minute read

"Nerds' at PTC (second review)

By sticking close to the truth, the playwrights have fashioned a bright satire about the rise of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. The musical is full of snappy dialogue and only runs out of gas near the end.

Nerds: A Musical Software Satire. Book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton; music by Hal Goldberg. Directed by Philip William McKinley; choreographed by Joey McKneely. Philadelphia Theatre Co. production through February 25, 2007 at Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey St.

Steve Cohen

Feb 17, 2007 Articles 2 minute read

"Enemies' at the Wilma (first review)

Singer’s novel offered a rare glimpse into the psyches of Holocaust survivors he knew in New York. From his book, Schulman has produced an intelligent and compelling script that creates original and engaging characters without sentimentalizing them.

Enemies, A Love Story. By Sarah Schulman, from the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through March 11, 2007 at Wilma Theater, Broad and Spruce Sts. (215) 893-9345 or

Dan Rottenberg

Feb 17, 2007 Articles 3 minute read

Jurowski conducts the Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski emerged as an attractive candidate to succeed Christoph Eschenbach as the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director. We don’t know enough yet about his range. Still, everything I’ve heard from Jurowski sounds assured and attractive.

Philadelphia Orchestra: Vladimir Jurowski conducting Rachmaninoff, Bruch and Stravinsky. David Kim, violin solo. February 2-9, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. 215. 893.1900 or

Steve Cohen

Feb 17, 2007 Articles 3 minute read

Pennsylvania Ballet's 'Giselle'

Classical ballet fans who attended the opening night of Pennsylvania Ballet’s Giselle will be able to say that they were there the night a ballet star— the electrifying Gabriella Yudenich— was born. Another new soloist, Sergio Torrado, stalked the stage like a panther.

Giselle. Pennsylvania Ballet production through February 10, 2007 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). 215 339 2000 or

Lewis Whittington

Feb 13, 2007 Articles 3 minute read