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Princeton University Concerts present Joyce DiDonato and Yannick Nézet-Séguin's ‘Winterreise'
Should lost love speak for itself?
A confounding narrative framework derails Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Winterreise’ at Princeton University. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The PA Ballet's music director shares orchestral secrets of ‘The Nutcracker’
Tchaikovsky: The music behind the ballet
Balanchine’s ‘Nutcracker’ is a dance lover’s seasonal favorite, but after 27 years of working with the PA Ballet’s orchestra, music director Beatrice Jona Affron has a thing or two to say about Tchaikovsky. Camille Bacon-Smith gets the story behind the music.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Bach’s B Minor Mass
Searching for the spirit of Bach’s B Minor
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir in Bach’s B Minor Mass. This brilliantly executed but slightly subdued performance sometimes lacked spiritual intensity. Linda Holt reviews.
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The Kimmel Center presents 'An Evening with Sutton Foster'
An open letter to Sutton Foster
In a one-night solo performance at the Merriam, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Sutton Foster offered a transcendent performance as an artist at the height of her powers. Brad Rothbart reviews.
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Curtis Opera Theatre presents ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’
Musical standards
Strong musicianship outweighed dramaturgical cloudiness in Curtis Opera Theatre’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Bowerbird presents ‘Neil Feather: Sound Mechanic’
Musical machinations
Neil Feather’s wildly unique instruments surprise, delight, and make mischief in pieces including composer Rosie Langabeer’s latest work-in-progress, ‘IDIOSYNCROPHILIA.’ Aaron Pond reviews.
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The Academy of Vocal Arts presents ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’
Opera’s bread and butter
Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ may be a bread-and-butter opera, but that’s no excuse for AVA’s stale staging. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble presents ‘Crossing the Bridge 2’
What jazz musicians have given Philly
Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble’s latest album is a musical tribute to 1950s/60s hard bop Philly jazz history. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
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PCMS presents pianist Juho Pohjonen
Piano perfection
Warm, seductive tonal colors and crisp, clean articulation characterized a solo concert by young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who performed works by Rameau and Scriabin at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Linda Holt reviews.
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PCMS presents ECCO and pianist Shai Wosner
The color of music
Pianist Shai Wosner joined ECCO for a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society program that was as colorful to look at as it was to hear. Linda Holt reviews.
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