Aaron Keebaugh

Concert Review: The Boston Artists Ensemble Plumb the Hidden Depths of Mozart

January 8, 2025
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When performed with this high level of polish and poise, even Mozart’s darkest music can make you smile.

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Concert Review: The Chameleon Arts Ensemble Channels the Energies of Adolescence

December 1, 2024
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The group presented a program of edgy music with the bloom of youth.

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Classical Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Performs Kevin Puts’s “The Brightness of Light”

November 27, 2024
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Kevin Puts’s mesmerizing song cycle probes the passion, loss, and resignation in the relationship between the artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.

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Concert Review: Horizon Ensemble Ushers in a Festive Autumn

November 23, 2024
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There wasn’t much autumnal despondency in this Horizon Ensemble program; it was dedicated to the upside of the season, an invitation to enjoy all its warmth, friendship, and festivity.

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Opera Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s “Aida” — Intimacy Rather than Excess

November 18, 2024
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The only serious flaw in Boston Lyric Opera’s stripped-down staging approach to Aida was that not all the participants were quite up to the organization’s usual standards.

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Musician Interview: Cappella Clausura Explores the Light Amidst the Darkness

November 12, 2024
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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.”

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Concert Review: The Jerusalem Quartet Balances Lyricism and Vitality

November 6, 2024
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The performance of the Jerusalem Quartet was marked by considerable poise, polish, and personality.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Chamber Players Probe the Depths of Francis Poulenc

October 31, 2024
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It’s a rare treat to hear these three Francis Poulenc sonatas on a single program.

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Concert Review: The Boston Chamber Music Society Perform Ives, Mendelssohn, and Mozart

October 25, 2024
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The Boston Chamber Music Society’s greatest strengths lay in its skill in letting the music breathe.

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Classical Concert Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Takes On the Contemporary

October 23, 2024
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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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