Susan Miron

Classical Music Album Review: Two Scintillating Israeli Pianists

February 18, 2021
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Two brilliant Israeli pianists have released exceptional musical offerings.

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Book Review: The Books of András Koerner — Acts of Wondrous Remembrance

December 7, 2020
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Writer András Koerner has dedicated himself, lovingly and brilliantly, to assiduously reconstruct the lives of ordinary Jews in Hungary before the Shoah.

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Concert Review: Steven Osborne and Paul Lewis — A Very French Duo Piano Recital

February 25, 2020
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It was as if the pianists were performing in a small drawing room for a few friends, not at Jordan Hall.

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Concert Review: Skylark Vocal Ensemble — Sublime Storytime

February 18, 2020
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Storytelling is big business in concert halls these days, and as a yarn spinner Sarah Walker is in a class her own.

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Book Review: The Holocaust’s Jewish Calendars — Protecting the Sacred Value of Time

January 12, 2020
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Alan Rosen’s book thoughtfully illuminates the perilous calendrical devotion of Jews during the Holocaust, seeing it as a form of resistance.

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Classical Music Album Review: Stephen Hough plays Brahms — The Final Piano Pieces

January 3, 2020
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This CD with British pianist Stephen Hough is a gem — and it was named Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine.

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Concert Review: L.A. Philharmonic — Gustavo Dudamel and Yuja Wang

November 25, 2019
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The charmed trifecta of John Adams, Yuja Wang, and Gustavo Dudamel produced a hit, at least to this Boston audience.

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Classical CD Reviews: Two Holiday Albums That Strike Like Thunderbolts

November 20, 2019
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These superbly produced — and sung, played, and conducted — holiday music albums are perfect stocking stuffers.

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Classical CD Review: Hungarian Composer Ernő Dohnányi — Love at First Listen

November 4, 2019
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This is a gem of a recording, a wonderful introduction to this often overlooked Hungarian composer.

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Concert Review: Skylark’s Rachmaninoff’s Vespers a.k.a. All-Night Vigil — A Beautiful Benediction

October 29, 2019
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Skylark continues to impress me with its distinctly beautiful sound, its dazzling control over dynamics and intonation, and its unusually compelling programming.

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