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Peter Serkin and the Orion Quartet
On the edge of musical revolt
The Orion players considered the Haydn masterworks worthy of the same attention as the Reger and Schoenberg. Their playing effectively countered the tendency to hear Haydn as a lightweight compared to those who followed him.
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Reforming applause
The stuffiness of the modern classical concert must end, but the music must also be heard. Our best model would be rock performances in dive bars.
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Three chamber concerts
And the winner is....
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the University of Pennsylvania presented three chamber music concerts that deserve awards in three important categories.
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Valery Gergiev conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
Three Russian war symphonies
Valery Gergiev brought three Russian war symphonies to Verizon Hall, perhaps to make a political as well as musicological point on his controversial current tour. As always, he brought novel ideas dynamically expressed, with particularly good results in Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.
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Musicians from Marlboro II at PCMS
A taste of the surreal, and a "ghostly" presence
These consummate musicians artfully employed the spectral appearance of otherwise hidden connotations to achieve a postmodern surrealism which, rather than disturbing the composers’ intentions, added to the interest and intrigue of the works.
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'Oscar' at Opera Philadelphia
Is this how we treat our poets?
Oscar Wilde seemed the epitome of wit and decadence, but he spent two years in prison for loving “the love that dares not speak its name” and died poor and in exile. What makes us punish difference? And why are we still today mistreating people just because they’re different?
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Music and killing
On his way to the airport, Kile Smith meets a fellow musician.
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Orchestra 2001 and the Mendelssohn Club
Encounters in space and time
Orchestra 2001 and the Mendelssohn Club presented concerts that captured the endless dialogue that shapes the classical tradition.
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Anti-Putin protests at the Metropolitan Opera
Raising one's voice in protest
Are political demonstrations at the opera to be applauded or deplored?
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All-Star Grammy Salute to Stevie Wonder
Songs in the key of life
The winner of 25 Grammys and countless other awards, Stevie Wonder is the American voice of our times.
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