Susan Miron

Classical Music Review: Boston Early Music Festival — The King’s Singers and Ayreheart

June 16, 2017
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Boston Early Music Festival tossed a bang-up evening of performances on Monday night.

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Concert Review: Cantata Singers — An Evening of Biblical Power

May 17, 2017
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The Cantata Singers prefaced its intriguing, Jewish-themed performance with a marvelously sensory, spiritual experience.

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Concert Review: The Heroics of Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

May 8, 2017
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Few in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.

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Concert Review: “Bach Trios” — Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile

April 24, 2017
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J.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.

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Concert Review: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 — Exhilaratingly Performed

April 12, 2017
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The fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.

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Concert Review: A Tale of Two Masses in B minor

March 3, 2017
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These are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.

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Concert Review: Musicians from Marlboro Shine at the Gardner Museum

January 25, 2017
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Tenor Nicholas Phan’s performance will surely be among the finest I’ll hear in the year to come.

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Opera Review: BEMF Hangs Out with the Sun King

November 30, 2016
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The stellar BEMF team whips up a holiday confection that’s worth catching year after year.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents a Spooky “Bluebeard’s Castle”

November 1, 2016
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Like most of the innocent heroines in horror movies, Bluebeard’s wife is unaware of the old adage of curiosity killing the cat.

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Concert Review: The BSO Presents an Evening of Benevolent Kindred Spirits

October 27, 2016
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After all these many decades I am still deeply moved by Yo-Yo Ma’s playing, which combines irresistible charisma and generosity of spirit.

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