Aaron Keebaugh

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.

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.

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.

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.

Opera Review: White Snake Projects’s “Is This America?” — A Moral Parable for Our Times

September 29, 2024
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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…

Concert Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra — Dancing Freely at the Hatch Shell

August 21, 2024
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Performing with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, dynamic Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan made music by Piazzolla and Florence Price burn blue hot.

Concert Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra — Weighty Fun

August 10, 2024
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Conductor Christopher Wilkins and Boston Landmarks Orchestra routinely present serious, challenging programs: but there is always room left for some partying.

Concert Review: Sister Act — The Naughton Piano Duo at Rockport

June 22, 2024
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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.

Concert Review: Third Coast Percussion at the Rockport Music Festival

June 17, 2024
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It has been nearly 20 years, but Third Coast Percussion has managed to retain its uncanny freshness and vitality.

Concert Reviews: Chamber Music Roundup — Radius Ensemble and Chameleon Arts Ensemble

May 30, 2024
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Two Boston-area chamber music ensembles recently ended their seasons. Each embraced the present in its own distinctive way.

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