Aaron Keebaugh
Among Artistic Director Holly Druckman’s goals is to turn Cappella Clausura into a “very serious player in the Boston early-music-new music scene.”
Read MoreThe performance of the Jerusalem Quartet was marked by considerable poise, polish, and personality.
Read MoreIt’s a rare treat to hear these three Francis Poulenc sonatas on a single program.
Read MoreThe Boston Chamber Music Society’s greatest strengths lay in its skill in letting the music breathe.
Read MoreBy Aaron Keebaugh The opera’s libretto moves back and forth fluently between Fannie Lou Hamer’s childhood years to her later struggles serving the cause of racial justice. On June 1, 1865, in front of a large crowd gathered at New York’s Cooper Union, Frederick Douglass gave a eulogy for Abraham Lincoln. The president had been…
Read MorePerforming with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, dynamic Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan made music by Piazzolla and Florence Price burn blue hot.
Read MoreConductor Christopher Wilkins and Boston Landmarks Orchestra routinely present serious, challenging programs: but there is always room left for some partying.
Read MoreIn truth, recordings don’t capture the Naughtons’ symbiotic flair — the performance at Rockport revealed them not only to be a superb piano duo, but a significant cut above.
Read MoreIt has been nearly 20 years, but Third Coast Percussion has managed to retain its uncanny freshness and vitality.
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Classical Concert Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Takes On the Contemporary
It is only a month into the current season, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra has offered three pieces that have either been heard for the first time in Symphony Hall or given that more rare honor that evades most premieres — the deuxième performance.
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