Susan Miron

Concert Review: Two Memorable Productions of Charming Ravel Operas

February 4, 2012
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Aside from the intrinsic entertainment value of these operas, they show Ravel in quite a different light than we are used to from his chamber and other orchestral music.

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Classical Music Sampler: February 2012

February 1, 2012
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February feels like the ‘New November’: concerts of real interest during the weekdays and too many great concerts during the weekends.

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Fuse Concert Review: A Lively Anonymous 4

January 31, 2012
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The Anonymous 4 went through their medieval and early Renaissance paces, vibrato-less but historically informed and performed.

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Classical Music Sampler: January 2012

December 31, 2011
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Highlights in classical music during January include a visit by the acclaimed cappella group Anonymous Four at the Gardner Museum’s new concert hall, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project performing “Strange Bedfellows: Unlikely Concertos.”

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Classical Music Review: Stile Antico Enchants Singing Tudor Music for Christmas and Advent

December 22, 2011
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Most importantly, there were the amazing, booming acoustics of St. Paul’s, which favored the soaring soprano voices that were, for me, the reason to see this excellent ensemble.

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Classical Music Review: The Hypnotically Lovely Playing of Pianist Angela Hewitt

December 3, 2011
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Pianist Angela Hewitt’s performance was hypnotically lovely. She has a beautiful touch, as piano teachers like to say, and her playing was colorful and always elegant.

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Classical Music Sampler: December 2011

December 1, 2011
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It may be the holiday season, but there are a surprisingly large amount of really great concerts this month, some of which are free.

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Classical Music Review: Boston Early Music Festival’s Duo of Charpentier Operas Delights

November 28, 2011
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I keep being surprised by the brilliant productions and overall excellence of the concerts Boston Early Music Festival presents.

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Classical Music Review: A Love-in for Itzhak Perlman

November 22, 2011
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman is the go-to guy when a world-class violinist is needed at presidential inaugurations, for visiting royalty, and as a guest for cooking shows.

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Classical Music Review: O Give Me a Muse of Apollo’s Fire!

November 6, 2011
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The audience went wild after each piece Philippe Jaroussky sang. There were three gorgeous encores, ending with the slow, familiar aria from Handel’s “Xerxes”. Most of the crowd would have been happy to have stayed for more. We knew this was an Apollo’s Fire concert to remember.

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