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#GLASSFEST and The Crossing present Donald Nally’s ‘Knee Plays’
Maximal minimalists
The Crossing mixes it up to kick off #GLASSFEST, with the premiere of ‘Knee Plays,’ drawn from the music of Philip Glass and David Byrne. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Network for New Music presents ‘Musical Ecologies’
Music of the (bio)spheres
Network for New Music’s ‘Musical Ecologies’ was right at home beside the birdfeeders at the Discovery Center. Margaret Darby reviews.
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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘An Evening of Strings with the Mendelssohns’
Four plus four equals great music
Delaware Symphony players meet the Mendelssohns and Caroline Shaw with virtuosic joie de vivre. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite’
A rare favorite
The Academy of Vocal Arts offers a production of Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite,’ in its original French version, where the worthwhile elements outweigh the questionable ones. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Mélomanie presents ‘Music & Art of Iran’
Old and new, east and west
The Mélomanie ensemble makes a chamber-music visit to Persia. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Princeton University Concerts presents ‘Beethoven’s Trios’
A living, laughing presence—250 years later
Beethoven loved composing piano trios, but they often get short shrift today. A Princeton University concert paired two lesser-known works with the famous “Archduke,” playing with a verve that proved the form’s ongoing worth. Linda Holt reviews.
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Superstar singer Gregory Porter makes his first visit to the Kimmel Center
The rise of Gregory Porter
Especially for those deep in the last 10 years of the Harlem jazz scene, one singer’s international rise has been a thrill. Gregory Porter is heading for his first concert at the Kimmel. Vena Jefferson will be there.
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Opera Philadelphia presents Verdi’s ‘Requiem’
Music worth worshiping
Verdi’s operatic ‘Requiem’ gets top-drawer treatment from the orchestra, chorus, and soloists of Opera Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Daniil Trifonov
Lili, Ludwig, Louise—and Daniil
Piano superstar Daniil Trifonov offered revelatory readings of two Beethoven concertos with the Philadelphia Orchestra, played alongside underheard works by two women composers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yefim Bronfman at the Academy of Music
Dust devils and Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first subscription concert of 2020, marking a return to the Academy of Music, featured Vivian Fung’s spirited ‘Dust Devils’ alongside Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. Linda Holt reviews.
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