Aaron Keebaugh
The performance of the Jerusalem Quartet was marked by considerable poise, polish, and personality.
It’s a rare treat to hear these three Francis Poulenc sonatas on a single program.
The Boston Chamber Music Society’s greatest strengths lay in its skill in letting the music breathe.
By 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…
Performing with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, dynamic Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan made music by Piazzolla and Florence Price burn blue hot.
Conductor Christopher Wilkins and Boston Landmarks Orchestra routinely present serious, challenging programs: but there is always room left for some partying.
In 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.
It has been nearly 20 years, but Third Coast Percussion has managed to retain its uncanny freshness and vitality.
Two Boston-area chamber music ensembles recently ended their seasons. Each embraced the present in its own distinctive way.
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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